CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-44191
7.5 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-10-13
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-770
Description
An Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
On all Junos OS QFX5000 Series and EX4000 Series platforms, when a high number of VLANs are configured, a specific DHCP packet will cause PFE hogging which will lead to dropping of socket connections.
This issue affects:
Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX5000 Series and EX4000 Series
* 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5;
* 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S5;
* 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5;
* 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S4;
* 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3;
* 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S1;
* 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3;
* 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R2.
This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 21.1R1
Affected configurations
• juniper junos 21.1
• juniper junos 21.2
• juniper junos 21.3
• juniper junos 21.4
• juniper junos 22.1
• juniper junos 22.2
• juniper junos 22.3
• juniper junos 22.4
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling weakness
References
- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA73155 Vendor Advisory
- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA73155 Vendor Advisory