CVE-2018-0002

MX series, SRX series: Junos OS: Denial of service vulnerability in Flowd on devices with ALG enabled.

HIGH
8.2
CVSS Score
Published: January 10, 2018 at 10:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:29 AM UTC
31 products affected across 2 vendorsJunosSRX5600SRX5800

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Severity
HIGH8.2
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

On SRX Series and MX Series devices with a Service PIC with any ALG enabled, a crafted TCP/IP response packet processed through the device results in memory corruption leading to a flowd daemon crash. Sustained crafted response packets lead to repeated crashes of the flowd daemon which results in an extended Denial of Service condition. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D60 on SRX series; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D35 on SRX series; 14.1 versions prior to 14.1R9 on MX series; 14.2 versions prior to 14.2R8 on MX series; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D60 on SRX series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R5-S8, 15.1F6-S9, 15.1R6-S4, 15.1R7 on MX series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R6 on MX series; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R3 on MX series; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S4, 17.1R3 on MX series. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 12.1X46-D60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.3X48-D35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1R9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.2R8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1R5-S8, 15.1F6-S9, 15.1R6-S4, 15.1R7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1X49-D60, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.1R6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.2R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.1R2-S4, 17.1R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
juniper-mx10 (environment) · juniper-mx104 (environment) · juniper-mx2010 (environment) · juniper-mx2020 (environment) · juniper-mx240 (environment) · juniper-mx40 (environment) · juniper-mx480 (environment) · juniper-mx5 (environment) · juniper-mx80 (environment) · juniper-mx960 (environment) · juniper-srx100 (environment) · juniper-srx110 (environment) · juniper-srx1400 (environment) · juniper-srx1500 (environment) · juniper-srx210 (environment) · juniper-srx220 (environment) · juniper-srx240 (environment) · juniper-srx300 (environment) · juniper-srx320 (environment) · juniper-srx340 (environment) · juniper-srx3400 (environment) · juniper-srx345 (environment) · juniper-srx3600 (environment) · juniper-srx4100 (environment) · juniper-srx4200 (environment) · juniper-srx5400 (environment) · juniper-srx550 (environment) · juniper-srx5600 (environment) · juniper-srx5800 (environment) · juniper-srx650 (environment)
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Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040178
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10829

CVSS

8.2HIGHjuniper
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119

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