# 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.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h2mh-64w5-3rxc

## 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 (Improper Input Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0034?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36845/): Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-1631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-1631/): Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-21590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21590/): Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization (medium 6.7, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-36851](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36851/): Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-36844](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-36844/): Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification (medium 5.3, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0034 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0034 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Juniper Junos. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0034/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0034/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0034
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0034
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0034

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