CVE-2018-0062 Junos OS: Denial of Service in J-Web
Remote unauthenticated attackers can cause a denial of service in Junos OS J-Web, preventing user authentication and operations.
- 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-2018-0062?
CVE-2018-0062 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 J-Web service may allow a remote unauthenticated user to cause Denial of Service which may prevent other users to authenticate or to perform J-Web operations. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D77 on SRX Series; 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S10; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D60 on SRX Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7; 15.1F6; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D120 on SRX Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D59 on EX2300/EX3400 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D67 on QFX10K Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D234 on QFX5200/QFX5110 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D470, 15.1X53-D495 on NFX Series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R6; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S6, 16.2R3; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S6, 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R2. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0062?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0062?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0062 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-2018-0062 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0062 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-vhrf-g3w6-9wh6.