CVE-2015-5363 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Juniper SRX gateways by sending crafted DNS responses, causing a denial of service.
- 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-2015-5363?
CVE-2015-5363 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 SRX Network Security Daemon (nsd) in Juniper SRX Series services gateways with Junos 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D50, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D35, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D25, and 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D15 allows remote DNS servers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted DNS response.
Weakness: CWE-19
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-5363?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2015-5363?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-5363 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-2015-5363 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-5363 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-qcc4-68mr-qhx3.