When a specific command is executed, the pfe crashes. This will cause traffic forwarding to be interrupted until the system self-recovers. Repeated execution will create a sustained DoS condition.
This issue only affects MX Series devices with Line cards MPC1-MPC9.
This issue affects:
Junos OS on MX Series:
* All versions before 21.4R3-S9,
* from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,
* from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4,
* from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S2,
* from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S1,
* from 23.4 before 23.4R2.
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Affected Vendors & Products
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EUVD-2024-42500 | A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). When a specific command is executed, the pfe crashes. This will cause traffic forwarding to be interrupted until the system self-recovers. Repeated execution will create a sustained DoS condition. This issue only affects MX Series devices with Line cards MPC1-MPC9. This issue affects: Junos OS on MX Series: * All versions before 21.4R3-S9, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S2, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S1, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2. |
Solution
The following software releases of Junos OS have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 21.4R3-S9, 22.2R3-S5, 22.3R3-S4, 22.4R3-S2, 23.2R2-S1, 23.4R2, 24.2R1 and all subsequent releases.
Workaround
There are no known workarounds for this issue. Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the CLI only from trusted hosts and administrators.
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| Description | A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a local, low-privileged attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). When a specific command is executed, the pfe crashes. This will cause traffic forwarding to be interrupted until the system self-recovers. Repeated execution will create a sustained DoS condition. This issue only affects MX Series devices with Line cards MPC1-MPC9. This issue affects: Junos OS on MX Series: * All versions before 21.4R3-S9, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S2, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S1, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2. | |
| Title | Junos OS: MX Series: The PFE will crash on running specific command | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: juniper
Published:
Updated: 2024-10-11T17:42:39.299Z
Reserved: 2024-09-25T15:26:52.609Z
Link: CVE-2024-47496
Updated: 2024-10-11T17:42:35.236Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2024-10-11T16:15:10.080
Modified: 2024-10-15T12:58:51.050
Link: CVE-2024-47496
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2025-07-12T22:23:34Z
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