Juniper Junos Kernel Vulnerability (JSA10816)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 104036

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Junos device is affected by a vulnerability in the loopback interface that could cause the kernel to hang.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release or workarounds referenced in Juniper advisory JSA10816.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?496f4c5d

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 104036

File Name: juniper_jsa10816.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: combined

Published: 10/20/2017

Updated: 11/18/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-10613

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-10613

JSA: JSA10816