CVE-2015-5357 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via CPU consumption on Juniper EX4600 and QFX series switches.
- 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-2015-5357?
CVE-2015-5357 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 16 Jul 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Juniper EX4600, QFX3500, QFX3600, and QFX5100 switches with Junos 13.2X51-D15 through 13.2X51-D25, 13.2X51 before 13.2X51-D30, and 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5357?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5357?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5357 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-2015-5357 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5357 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- 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-w87h-h5rx-crmg.