Juniper Junos J-Web Hash Collision DoS (PSN-2012-07-650)

high Nessus Plugin ID 59994

Synopsis

The remote device has a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Junos device has a denial of service vulnerability in the J-Web component.
It is possible to send requests to the web server that result in hash collisions, resulting in CPU consumption.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos upgrade referenced in Juniper advisory PSN-2012-07-650.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?6caa34c1

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 59994

File Name: juniper_psn-2012-07-650.nasl

Version: 1.15

Type: combined

Published: 7/17/2012

Updated: 8/8/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/model, Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/28/2011

Reference Information

CERT: 903934