CVE-2019-0068

Junos OS: SRX Series: Denial of Service vulnerability in flowd due to multicast packets

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: October 9, 2019 at 07:26 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:07 AM UTC
25 products affected across 2 vendorsJunosSRX5600SRX5800

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

The SRX flowd process, responsible for packet forwarding, may crash and restart when processing specific multicast packets. By continuously sending the specific multicast packets, an attacker can repeatedly crash the flowd process causing a sustained Denial of Service. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D90; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D180; 17.3 versions; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S5, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S6; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S4, 18.2R3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S1, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S1, 19.1R2.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 12.3X48-D90, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1X49-D180, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 17.4R2-S5, 17.4R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.1R3-S6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.2R2-S4, 18.2R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.3R2-S1, 18.3R3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 18.4R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 19.1R1-S1, 19.1R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
juniper-csrx (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-srx4600 (environment) · juniper-srx5400 (environment) · juniper-srx550 (environment) · juniper-srx550-hm (environment) · juniper-srx5600 (environment) · juniper-srx5800 (environment) · juniper-srx650 (environment) · juniper-vsrx (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 (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10968

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-754

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