CVE-2024-30390

Junos OS Evolved: Connection limits is not being enforced while the resp. rate limit is being enforced

Published Apr 12, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a limited Denial of Service (DoS) to the management plane.

When an incoming connection was blocked because it exceeded the connections-per-second rate-limit, the system doesn't consider existing connections anymore for subsequent connection attempts so that the connection limit can be exceeded.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:



* All versions before 21.4R3-S4-EVO,
* 22.1-EVO versions before 22.1R3-S3-EVO,
* 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-S2-EVO, 
* 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R2-S1-EVO, 22.3R3-EVO.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 20.4R3-S9-EVO, 21.4R3-S4-EVO, 22.1R3-S3-EVO, 22.2R3-S2-EVO, 22.3R2-S1-EVO, 22.3R3-EVO, 22.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.


Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue. To reduce the risk of exploitation use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the device only from trusted, administrative networks or hosts.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-28311 An Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a limited Denial of Service (DoS) to the management plane. When an incoming connection was blocked because it exceeded the connections-per-second rate-limit, the system doesn't consider existing connections anymore for subsequent connection attempts so that the connection limit can be exceeded. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 21.4R3-S4-EVO, * 22.1-EVO versions before 22.1R3-S3-EVO, * 22.2-EVO versions before 22.2R3-S2-EVO,  * 22.3-EVO versions before 22.3R2-S1-EVO, 22.3R3-EVO.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Juniper
Juniper junos Os Evolved
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cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Juniper
Juniper junos Os Evolved
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Aug 2, 2024, 1:32 AM
Reserved
Mar 26, 2024, 11:06 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 12, 2024, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:26 AM