CVE-2014-6451 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a system reboot in Juniper vSRX virtual firewalls, leading to denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-6451?
CVE-2014-6451 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 16 Oct 2015. It can be exploited over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
J-Web in Juniper vSRX virtual firewalls with Junos OS before 15.1X49-D20 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system reboot) via unspecified vectors.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6451?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6451 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-2014-6451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6451 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-ff93-fmvm-47wg.