Cyber Resilience

CVE-2023-36850

Juniper Junos 19.1 … 22.4

Published
14 July 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v3.1 6.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0030 23th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2023-36850 is a medium-severity Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input (CWE-1285) vulnerability in Juniper Junos. Its CVSS base score is 6.5 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 23th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input vulnerability in the Connectivity Fault Management(CFM) module of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series(except MPC10, MPC11 and LC9600) allows an adjacent attacker on the local broadcast domain to…

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cause a Denial of Service(DoS). Upon receiving a malformed CFM packet, the MPC crashes. Continued receipt of these packets causes a sustained denial of service. This issue can only be triggered when CFM hasn't been configured. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions prior to 19.1R3-S10 on MX Series; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S7 on MX Series; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S8 on MX Series; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S12 on MX Series; 20.1 version 20.1R1 and later versions on MX Series; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S7 on MX Series; 20.3 version 20.3R1 and later versions on MX Series; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S7 on MX Series; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5 on MX Series; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S4 on MX Series; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S4 on MX Series; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S3 on MX Series; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S2 on MX Series; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3 on MX Series; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2, 22.3R3 on MX Series; 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R2 on MX Series.

CWE(s)
CWE-1285

Related Threats

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Affected Assets

juniper
junos
19.1, 19.2, 19.3, 19.4, 20.1

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)

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Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V1.4.2
  • V2.1.1
  • V2.2.1
  • V2.2.2

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly require input validation, preventing this class of flaw at development time.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability identification processes can discover missing index validation via scanning or reviews.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching and replacement can remediate instances of the weakness after discovery.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

Security testing can detect missing or incorrect index validation during development and acceptance.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure development lifecycle includes input validation requirements that can prevent improper index handling.

A.8.26 Application security requirements partial match
prevents

Application security requirements typically mandate bounds checking and validation of offsets/indices.

A.8.27 Secure system architecture and engineering principles partial match
prevents

Secure architecture principles include defensive input validation and bounds checking for indexable resources.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Secure coding standards directly require validation of indices, positions, and offsets before use.

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