CVE-2023-44191 describes an Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS, specifically impacting QFX5000 Series and EX4000 Series platforms. An unauthenticated, network-based attacker can trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specific DHCP packet when a high number of VLANs are configured, leading to Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) hogging and dropped socket connections. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH), indicating a severe impact on availability with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
21.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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