vulnerability
Juniper Junos OS: PFE crash while handling IPv6 ND advertisements (JSA10786) (CVE-2017-2340)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 24, 2017 | Jun 9, 2017 | Aug 11, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 24, 2017
Added
Jun 9, 2017
Modified
Aug 11, 2025
Description
On Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1 releases from 15.1R3 to 15.1R4, 16.1 prior to 16.1R3, on M/MX platforms where Enhanced Subscriber Management for DHCPv6 subscribers is configured, a vulnerability in processing IPv6 ND packets originating from subscribers and destined to M/MX series routers can result in a PFE (Packet Forwarding Engine) hang or crash.
Solution
juniper-junos-os-upgrade-latest
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