CVE-2024-39539
5.3 · MEDIUMOverview
CVE-2024-39539 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting juniper junos. It was published on July 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
Technical Description
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
In a subscriber management scenario continuous subscriber logins will trigger a memory leak and eventually lead to an FPC crash and restart.
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:
* All version before 21.2R3-S6,
* 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S6,
* 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S5,
* 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S3,
* 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S2,
* 22.4 versions before 22.4R3,
* 23.2 versions before 23.2R2.
Remediation
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from juniper. Update junos to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| juniper | junos | >= 0, < 21.2 | Affected |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2024-39539?
CVE-2024-39539 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting juniper junos. It was published on July 11, 2024 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).
How severe is CVE-2024-39539?
This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.3, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.
How do I fix or remediate CVE-2024-39539?
Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from juniper. Update junos to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.
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