Medium severity · published Oct 11, 2023
CVE-2023-44190
An Origin Validation vulnerability in MAC address validation of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10001, PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016 devices allows a network-adjacent…
5.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An Origin Validation vulnerability in MAC address validation of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10001, PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016 devices allows a network-adjacent attacker to bypass MAC address checking, allowing MAC addresses not intended to reach the adjacent LAN to be forwarded to the downstream network. Due to this issue, the router will start forwarding traffic if a valid route is present in forwarding-table, causing a loop and congestion in the downstream layer-2 domain connected to the device.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10001, PTX10004, PTX10008, and PTX10016:
* All versions prior to 21.4R3-S5-EVO;
* 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4-EVO;
* 22.2 versions 22.2R1-EVO and later;
* 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S2-EVO, 22.3R3-S1-EVO;
* 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R2-S1-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO;
* 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 8% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JO
Junos OS Evolved · Juniper
before 21.4; 21.4; 21.4; 21.4; 21.4; 21.4; +33 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-44190
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-44190
Vendor Advisory
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA73154
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