CVE-2018-0029 Junos OS: Kernel crash (vmcore) during broadcast storm after enabling 'monitor traffic interface fxp0'
A kernel crash occurs during broadcast storms when promiscuous mode is enabled on the fxp0 interface, causing device restarts.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0029?
CVE-2018-0029 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 11 Jul 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
While experiencing a broadcast storm, placing the fxp0 interface into promiscuous mode via the 'monitor traffic interface fxp0' can cause the system to crash and restart (vmcore). This issue only affects Junos OS 15.1 and later releases, and affects both single core and multi-core REs. Releases prior to Junos OS 15.1 are unaffected by this vulnerability. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F6-S11, 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D140; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D59 on EX2300/EX3400; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D67 on QFX10K; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D233 on QFX5200/QFX5110; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D471, 15.1X53-D490 on NFX; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R3-S8, 16.1R5-S4, 16.1R6-S1, 16.1R7; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R1-S6, 16.2R2-S5, 16.2R3; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R1-S7, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S6, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3; 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D90, 17.2X75-D110; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R1-S4, 17.3R2; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0029?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0029?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0029 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
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Is CVE-2018-0029 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0029 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-xfc6-58m9-wf28.