CVE-2018-0034 Junos OS: A malicious crafted IPv6 DHCP packet may cause the JDHCPD daemon to core
An attacker can crash the JDHCPD daemon on Juniper devices by sending a crafted IPv6 DHCP packet, 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-2018-0034?
CVE-2018-0034 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 11 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the Juniper Networks Junos OS JDHCPD daemon which allows an attacker to core the JDHCPD daemon by sending a crafted IPv6 packet to the system. This issue is limited to systems which receives IPv6 DHCP packets on a system configured for DHCP processing using the JDHCPD daemon. This issue does not affect IPv4 DHCP packet processing. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S10 on EX Series; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D70 on SRX Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D47 on EX2200/VC, EX3200, EX3300/VC, EX4200, EX4300, EX4550/VC, EX4600, EX6200, EX8200/VC (XRE), QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D130 on QFabric; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D140 on SRX Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D67 on QFX10000 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D233 on QFX5110, QFX5200; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D471 on NFX 150, NFX 250; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R3-S9, 16.1R4-S8, 16.1R5-S4, 16.1R6-S3, 16.1R7; 16.2 versions prior to 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; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R1-S4, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0034?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0034?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0034 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-2018-0034 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0034 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-h2mh-64w5-3rxc.