CVE-2018-0055 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS, specifically affecting devices configured as DHCPv6 servers in Broadband Edge environments. A specially crafted DHCPv6 message can cause the jdhcpd daemon to crash, leading to an extended denial of service if continuously received. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3 score of 5.3 (Medium), indicating a network-adjacent attack vector with high attack complexity and high availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:f3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f5:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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