CVE-2015-7748 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash MPC line cards on Juniper devices with Trio chipsets by sending crafted uBFD packets, causing 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-2015-7748?
CVE-2015-7748 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 19 Oct 2015. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Juniper chassis with Trio (Trinity) chipset line cards and Junos OS 13.3 before 13.3R8, 14.1 before 14.1R6, 14.2 before 14.2R5, and 15.1 before 15.1R2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (MPC line card crash) via a crafted uBFD packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-7748?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2015-7748?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-7748 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-2015-7748 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-7748 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8v5q-pxx6-xf6f.