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Juniper Junos Firewall Bypass DoS (PSN-2013-04-912)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 66510

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Junos device has a denial of service vulnerability. It is possible to bypass the firewall to create sessions for connections that should not be allowed by policy. A remote, untrusted attacker could exploit this to exhaust session resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos upgrade referenced in Juniper advisory PSN-2013-04-912.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ea4317d1

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 66510

File Name: juniper_psn-2013-04-912.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Published: 5/20/2013

Updated: 8/7/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/model, Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version, Host/Juniper/JUNOS/BuildDate

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/9/2013

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/9/2013

Reference Information

BID: 60012