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CVE-2018-0007 — juniper / junos

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

An unauthenticated network-based attacker able to send a maliciously crafted LLDP packet to the local segment, through a local segment broadcast, may be able to cause a Junos device to enter an improper boundary check condition allowing a memory corruption to occur, leading to a denial of service. Further crafted packets may be able to sustain the denial of service condition. Score: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) Further, if the attacker is authenticated on the target device receiving and processing the malicious LLDP packet, while receiving the crafted packets, the attacker may be able to perform command or arbitrary code injection over the target device thereby elevating their permissions and privileges, and taking control of the device. Score: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) An unauthenticated network-based attacker able to send a maliciously crafted LLDP packet to one or more local segments, via LLDP proxy / tunneling agents or other LLDP through Layer 3 deployments, through one or more local segment broadcasts, may be able to cause multiple Junos devices to enter an improper boundary check condition allowing a memory corruption to occur, leading to multiple distributed Denials of Services. These Denials of Services attacks may have cascading Denials of Services to adjacent connected devices, impacts network devices, servers, workstations, etc. Further crafted packets may be able to sustain these Denials of Services conditions. Score 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H) Further, if the attacker is authenticated on one or more target devices receiving and processing these malicious LLDP packets, while receiving the crafted packets, the attacker may be able to perform command or arbitrary code injection over multiple target devices thereby elevating their permissions and privileges, and taking control multiple devices. Score: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D71; 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S7; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D55; 14.1 versions prior to 14.1R8-S5, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D46, 14.1X53-D50, 14.1X53-D107; 14.2 versions prior to 14.2R7-S9, 14.2R8; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F2-S17, 15.1F5-S8, 15.1F6-S8, 15.1R5-S7, 15.1R7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D90; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D65; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R4-S6, 16.1R5; 16.1X65 versions prior to 16.1X65-D45; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

  • Published: Jan 10, 2018
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2018-0007
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 10
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Software From Fixed in
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d60 12.1x46-d60.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d30 12.1x46-d30.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d45 12.1x46-d45.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d50 12.1x46-d50.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d25 12.1x46-d25.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46 12.1x46.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d65 12.1x46-d65.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d35 12.1x46-d35.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d20 12.1x46-d20.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d40 12.1x46-d40.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d15 12.1x46-d15.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d10 12.1x46-d10.x
juniper / junos 12.1x46-d55 12.1x46-d55.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r11 12.3-r11.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r2 12.3-r2.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r9 12.3-r9.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r4 12.3-r4.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r1 12.3-r1.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r7 12.3-r7.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r6 12.3-r6.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r12 12.3-r12.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r10 12.3-r10.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r5 12.3-r5.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r3 12.3-r3.x
juniper / junos 12.3 12.3.x
juniper / junos 12.3-r8 12.3-r8.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d10 12.3x48-d10.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d15 12.3x48-d15.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d35 12.3x48-d35.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d50 12.3x48-d50.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d30 12.3x48-d30.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d25 12.3x48-d25.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d45 12.3x48-d45.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d20 12.3x48-d20.x
juniper / junos 12.3x48-d40 12.3x48-d40.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r1 14.1-r1.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r4 14.1-r4.x
juniper / junos 14.1 14.1.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r3 14.1-r3.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r8 14.1-r8.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r9 14.1-r9.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r7 14.1-r7.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r6 14.1-r6.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r2 14.1-r2.x
juniper / junos 14.1-r5 14.1-r5.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d45 14.1x53-d45.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d15 14.1x53-d15.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d35 14.1x53-d35.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d10 14.1x53-d10.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d40 14.1x53-d40.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d30 14.1x53-d30.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d25 14.1x53-d25.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d27 14.1x53-d27.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d16 14.1x53-d16.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53 14.1x53.x
juniper / junos 14.1x53-d26 14.1x53-d26.x
juniper / junos 14.2-r1 14.2-r1.x
juniper / junos 14.2-r2 14.2-r2.x
juniper / junos 14.2-r3 14.2-r3.x
juniper / junos 14.2-r6 14.2-r6.x
juniper / junos 14.2-r7 14.2-r7.x
juniper / junos 14.2-r4 14.2-r4.x
juniper / junos 14.2-r5 14.2-r5.x
juniper / junos 15.1-r7 15.1-r7.x
juniper / junos 15.1-f7 15.1-f7.x
juniper / junos 15.1-f6 15.1-f6.x
juniper / junos 15.1-f2 15.1-f2.x
juniper / junos 15.1-f5 15.1-f5.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d50 15.1x49-d50.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d30 15.1x49-d30.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d70 15.1x49-d70.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d80 15.1x49-d80.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d60 15.1x49-d60.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d35 15.1x49-d35.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d45 15.1x49-d45.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d75 15.1x49-d75.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d65 15.1x49-d65.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d40 15.1x49-d40.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d20 15.1x49-d20.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d10 15.1x49-d10.x
juniper / junos 15.1x49-d55 15.1x49-d55.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d62 15.1x53-d62.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d20 15.1x53-d20.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d30 15.1x53-d30.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d33 15.1x53-d33.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d25 15.1x53-d25.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d63 15.1x53-d63.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d32 15.1x53-d32.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d34 15.1x53-d34.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d210 15.1x53-d210.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d21 15.1x53-d21.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d60 15.1x53-d60.x
juniper / junos 15.1x53-d61 15.1x53-d61.x
juniper / junos 16.1-r1 16.1-r1.x
juniper / junos 16.1-r4 16.1-r4.x
juniper / junos 16.1-r3 16.1-r3.x
juniper / junos 16.1-r2 16.1-r2.x
juniper / junos 16.1x65-d30 16.1x65-d30.x
juniper / junos 16.1x65-d35 16.1x65-d35.x
juniper / junos 16.1x65-d40 16.1x65-d40.x
juniper / junos 16.2-r1 16.2-r1.x
juniper / junos 17.1-r1 17.1-r1.x

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