The vMX Series software uses a predictable IP ID Sequence Number. This leaves the system as well as clients connecting through the device susceptible to a family of attacks which rely on the use of predictable IP ID sequence numbers as their base method of attack. This issue was found during internal product security testing. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F5 on vMX Series.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0814 The vMX Series software uses a predictable IP ID Sequence Number. This leaves the system as well as clients connecting through the device susceptible to a family of attacks which rely on the use of predictable IP ID sequence numbers as their base method of attack. This issue was found during internal product security testing. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F5 on vMX Series.
Fixes

Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 15.1F5, and all subsequent releases.


Workaround

When used in whole, the following workaround methods may reduce the risk of information exfiltration from the customer environment, and reduce the chance of being subjected to, or propagating D/DoS attacks against other targets. Deny incoming packets with invalid source addresses From reaching the device. Utilize egress filtering to prevent invalid / spoofed packets from leaving your network(s). Enable stateful firewall filters where possible. Utilize SYN-based anti-flood protection mechanisms where possible to reduce or avoid D/DoS attacks.

History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T16:22:59.350Z

Reserved: 2018-10-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-0007

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-15T21:29:01.087

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:16:02.037

Link: CVE-2019-0007

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