7.5

CVE-2018-0048: juniper networks junos os Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 10-10-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-0048 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in juniper networks junos os. EPSS estimates a 2.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
2.89%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in the Routing Protocols Daemon (RPD) with Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) support can allow a network based unauthenticated attacker to cause a severe memory exhaustion condition on the device. This can have an adverse impact on the system performance and availability. This issue only affects devices with JET support running Junos OS 17.2R1 and subsequent releases. Other versions of Junos OS are unaffected by this vulnerability. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3; 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D102, 17.2X75-D110; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S5, 17.4R2; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3;

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.89%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.89% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.89%

Known exploited

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Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Juniper1 product
  • junos17.2 | 17.2:r1 | 17.2x75 | 17.3 | 17.3:r1 | 17.3:r2 | 17.4 | 17.4:r1 | 18.1 | 18.1:r1
Juniper networks1 product
  • junos os≥ 17.2, < 17.2R1-S7, 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3 | ≥ 17.2X75, < 17.2X75-D102, 17.2X75-D110 | ≥ 17.3, < 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3 | ≥ 17.4, < 17.4R1-S5, 17.4R2 | ≥ 18.1, < 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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