CVE-2014-6450 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.8 Published 16 Oct 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a kernel panic and denial of service on Juniper Junos OS devices via crafted IPv6 packets when IPv6 is enabled.

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-2014-6450?

CVE-2014-6450 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 16 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Juniper Junos OS before 11.4R12-S4, 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D41, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D26, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D11/D15, 12.2 before 12.2R9, 12.2X50 before 12.2X50-D70, 12.3 before 12.3R8, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D10, 12.3X50 before 12.3X50-D42, 13.1 before 13.1R4-S3, 13.1X49 before 13.1X49-D42, 13.1X50 before 13.1X50-D30, 13.2 before 13.2R6, 13.2X51 before 13.2X51-D26, 13.2X52 before 13.2X52-D15, 13.3 before 13.3R3-S3, 14.1 before 14.1R3, 14.2 before 14.2R1, 15.1 before 15.1R1, and 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D10, when configured for IPv6, allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (mbuf chain corruption and kernel panic) via crafted IPv6 packets.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6450?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Juniper Junos.

How do I fix CVE-2014-6450?

No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6450 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-2014-6450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g8px-pqjg-r54c.