CVE-2024-47489

Junos OS Evolved: ACX Series: Receipt of specific transit protocol packets is incorrectly processed by the RE

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 11, 2024 at 03:22 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:57 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsJunos OS EvolvedJunos OS Evolved

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Severity
MEDIUM5.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of the Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX Series devices allows an unauthenticated, network based attacker sending specific transit protocol traffic to cause a partial Denial of Service (DoS) to downstream devices. Receipt of specific transit protocol packets is incorrectly processed by the Routing Engine (RE), filling up the DDoS protection queue which is shared between routing protocols. This influx of transit protocol packets causes DDoS protection violations, resulting in protocol flaps which can affect connectivity to networking devices. This issue affects both IPv4 and IPv6. This issue does not require any specific routing protocol to be configured or enabled. The following commands can be used to monitor the DDoS protection queue: labuser@re0> show evo-pfemand host pkt-stats labuser@re0> show host-path ddos all-policers This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 21.4R3-S8-EVO,  * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S4-EVO,  * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4-EVO,  * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3-EVO,  * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-EVO,  * from 23.4 before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO,  * from 24.2 before 24.2R2-EVO.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 21.4r3-s8-evo, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.2r3-s4-evo, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.3r3-s4-evo, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.4r3-s3-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-acx5448 (environment) · juniper-acx5448-d (environment) · juniper-acx5448-m (environment) · juniper-acx7020 (environment) · juniper-acx7024 (environment) · juniper-acx7024x (environment) · juniper-acx710 (environment) · juniper-acx7100 (environment) · juniper-acx7300 (environment) · juniper-acx7509 (environment)
v < 21.4R3-S8-EVO22.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S4-EVO22.3 ≤ v < 22.3R3-S4-EVO22.4 ≤ v < 22.4R3-S3-EVO23.2 ≤ v < 23.2R2-EVO23.4 ≤ v < 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO24.2 ≤ v < 24.2R2-EVO22.222.322.423.223.424.2
Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S8-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S4-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.3R3-S4-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 22.4R3-S3-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
Affected range stops below 24.2R2-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

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https://supportportal.juniper.net/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

5.8MEDIUMjuniper
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-755

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