CVE-2023-44195

Junos OS Evolved: Packets which are not destined to the router can reach the RE

Published Oct 12, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description

An Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints vulnerability in the NetworkStack agent daemon (nsagentd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network based attacker to cause limited impact to the availability of the system.

If specific packets reach the Routing-Engine (RE) these will be processed normally even if firewall filters are in place which should have prevented this. This can lead to a limited, increased consumption of resources resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS), and unauthorized access.

CVE-2023-44196 is a prerequisite for this issue.

This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved:



* 21.3-EVO versions prior to 21.3R3-S5-EVO;
* 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R3-S4-EVO;
* 22.1-EVO version 22.1R1-EVO and later;
* 22.2-EVO version 22.2R1-EVO and later;
* 22.3-EVO versions prior to 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO;
* 22.4-EVO versions prior to 22.4R3-EVO.




This issue doesn't not affected Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 21.3R1-EVO.



Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved 21.3R3-S5-EVO, 21.4R3-S4-EVO, 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.


Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2023-48554 An Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints vulnerability in the NetworkStack agent daemon (nsagentd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network based attacker to cause limited impact to the availability of the system. If specific packets reach the Routing-Engine (RE) these will be processed normally even if firewall filters are in place which should have prevented this. This can lead to a limited, increased consumption of resources resulting in a Denial-of-Service (DoS), and unauthorized access. CVE-2023-44196 is a prerequisite for this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: * 21.3-EVO versions prior to 21.3R3-S5-EVO; * 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R3-S4-EVO; * 22.1-EVO version 22.1R1-EVO and later; * 22.2-EVO version 22.2R1-EVO and later; * 22.3-EVO versions prior to 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO; * 22.4-EVO versions prior to 22.4R3-EVO. This issue doesn't not affected Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 21.3R1-EVO.
References
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 4:10 PM
Reserved
Sep 26, 2023, 7:30 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 13, 2023, 12:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 6:27 AM