CVE-2024-39518 Memory corruption in Junos OS
A heap-based buffer overflow in Junos OS telemetry sensor causes memory leaks and device unresponsiveness when specific subscriptions are active.
- 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-2024-39518?
CVE-2024-39518 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 10 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the telemetry sensor process (sensord) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX240, MX480, MX960 platforms using MPC10E causes a steady increase in memory utilization, ultimately leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
When the device is subscribed to a specific subscription on Junos Telemetry Interface, a slow memory leak occurs and eventually all resources are consumed and the device becomes unresponsive. A manual reboot of the Line Card will be required to restore the device to its normal functioning.
This issue is only seen when telemetry subscription is active.
The Heap memory utilization can be monitored using the following command: > show system processes extensive
The following command can be used to monitor the memory utilization of the specific sensor > show system info | match sensord PID NAME MEMORY PEAK MEMORY %CPU THREAD-COUNT CORE-AFFINITY UPTIME
1986 sensord 877.57MB 877.57MB 2 4 0,2-15 7-21:41:32
This issue affects Junos OS:
* from 21.2R3-S5 before 21.2R3-S7, * from 21.4R3-S4 before 21.4R3-S6, * from 22.2R3 before 22.2R3-S4, * from 22.3R2 before 22.3R3-S2, * from 22.4R1 before 22.4R3, * from 23.2R1 before 23.2R2.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-39518?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2024-39518?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-39518 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-39518 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-39518 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-9j54-8gmh-m2jr.