CVE-2018-0061 Junos OS: Denial of service in telnetd
Remote unauthenticated attackers can cause high CPU usage in the telnetd service, leading to system performance degradation or 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-2018-0061?
CVE-2018-0061 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 10 Oct 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 in the telnetd service on Junos OS allows remote unauthenticated users to cause high CPU usage which may affect system performance. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D81 on SRX Series; 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S11; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D80 on SRX Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D150, 15.1X49-D160 on SRX Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D59 on EX2300/EX3400 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D68 on QFX10K Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D235 on QFX5200/QFX5110 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D495 on NFX Series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R4-S12, 16.1R6-S6, 16.1R7; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S7, 16.2R3; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S9, 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R2-S6, 17.2R3; 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D100; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2-S4, 17.3R3; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S5, 17.4R2; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D5.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0061?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0061?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0061 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-2018-0061 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0061 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-mg2c-wjpf-6pjp.