CVE-2018-0037 describes a critical vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS, specifically affecting the routing protocol daemon (RPD) process. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by sending specially crafted BGP NOTIFICATION messages, leading to a denial of service through repeated RPD crashes or potentially remote code execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and no user interaction required, allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the high severity warrants immediate patching for affected Junos OS versions prior to 16.1R1 and specific earlier releases.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f5-s7:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f6:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f6-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f7:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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