CVE-2018-0005 describes a critical vulnerability in Juniper Networks QFX and EX Series switches running specific Junos OS versions. When configured to drop traffic upon exceeding the MAC move limit, these switches instead forward traffic, potentially leading to denial of service or other unintended network disruptions. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, allowing for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d15:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d16:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d25:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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