CVE-2014-6382 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash the PPPoE daemon on Juniper MX routers configured as broadband edge devices by sending crafted PAP 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-2014-6382?
CVE-2014-6382 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 16 Jan 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Juniper MX Series routers with Junos 13.3R3 through 13.3Rx before 13.3R6, 14.1 before 14.1R4, 14.1X50 before 14.1X50-D70, and 14.2 before 14.2R2, when configured as a broadband edge (BBE) router, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (jpppd crash and restart) by sending a crafted PAP Authenticate-Request after the PPPoE Discovery and LCP phase are complete.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6382?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6382?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6382 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-2014-6382 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6382 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-wqxr-4f7p-r7mg.