CVE-2013-6170 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the routing daemon in Juniper Junos devices configured for Next-Generation Multicast VPN by sending crafted PIM join requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-6170?
CVE-2013-6170 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 17 Oct 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Juniper Junos 10.0 before 10.0S28, 10.4 before 10.4R7, 11.1 before 11.1R5, 11.2 before 11.2R2, and 11.4 before 11.4R1, when in a Next-Generation Multicast VPN (NGEN MVPN) environment, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (RPD routing daemon crash) via a large number of crafted PIM (S,G) join requests.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6170?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2013-6170?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-6170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2013-6170 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6170 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos
- CVE-2023-36845 Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification
- CVE-2020-1631 Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-21590 Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
- CVE-2023-36851 Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mw96-jjjg-69gg.