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Medium · 4.7 CVE-2023-28979 EUVD-2023-32597GHSA-6p7r-3f3w-fj8c

Junos OS: In a 6PE scenario upon receipt of a specific IPv6 packet an integrity check fails

Published Apr 17, 2023 · Updated Feb 26, 2025 · Assigned by juniper

Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an adjacent unauthenticated attacker to bypass an integrity check. In a 6PE scenario and if an additional integrity check is configured, it will fail to drop specific malformed IPv6 packets, and then these packets will be forwarded to other connected networks. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: All versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S9; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S7; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S5; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S4; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S2; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S1; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Juniper Networks Junos OS unspecified – < 19.3R3-S7, 19.4 – < 19.4R3-S9, 20.2 – < 20.2R3-S7, 20.3 – < 20.3R3-S5, 20.4 – < 20.4R3-S4, 21.1 – < 21.1R3-S3, 21.2 – < 21.2R3-S2, 21.3 – < 21.3R3-S1, 21.4 – < 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3, 22.1 – < 22.1R2, 22.2 – < 22.2R2 19.3R3-S7

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