CVE-2024-39531

Junos OS Evolved: ACX 7000 Series: Protocol specific DDoS configuration affects other protocols

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 11, 2024 at 04:04 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:42 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsJunos OS EvolvedJunos OS Evolved

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An Improper Handling of Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS). If a value is configured for DDoS bandwidth or burst parameters for any protocol in a queue, all protocols which share the same queue will have their bandwidth or burst value changed to the new value. If, for example, OSPF was configured with a certain bandwidth value, ISIS would also be limited to this value. So inadvertently either the control plane is open for a high level of specific traffic which was supposed to be limited to a lower value, or the limit for a certain protocol is so low that chances to succeed with a volumetric DoS attack are significantly increased. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series: * All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO, * 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S6-EVO,  * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S3-EVO, * 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,  * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-EVO, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S7-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.1R3-S6-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.3R3-S3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.4R3-S2-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 23.2R2-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 23.4R1-S1-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 23.4R2-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
juniper-acx7020 (environment) · juniper-acx7024 (environment) · juniper-acx7024x (environment) · juniper-acx7100 (environment) · juniper-acx7300 (environment) · juniper-acx7509 (environment)
v < 21.4R3-S7-EVO22.1 ≤ v < 22.1R3-S6-EVO22.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S3-EVO22.3 ≤ v < 22.3R3-S3-EVO22.4 ≤ v < 22.4R3-S2-EVO23.2 ≤ v < 23.2R2-EVO23.4 ≤ v < 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO22.122.222.322.423.223.4
Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S7-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.1R3-S6-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.3R3-S3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.4R3-S2-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 23.2R2-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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

Patch and advisory references

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.5HIGHjuniper
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-229

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