title: Junos OS: Receipt of specific packets could lead to Denial of Service in MQTT Server
description: An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) server of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to cause MQTT server to crash and restart leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a stream of specific packets. A Juniper Extension Toolkit (JET) application designed with a listening port uses the Message Queue Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol to connect to a mosquitto broker that is running on Junos OS to subscribe for events. Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 16.1R1 and later versions prior to 17.3R3-S11; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S4; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S12; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S7; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S5; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S1, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2-S2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 16.1R1.
problem types: CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
affected:
{
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 16.1*, status: affected, version: 16.1R1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.3R3-S11, status: affected, version: 17.3, versionType: custom
lessThan: 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S4, status: affected, version: 17.4, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.1R3-S12, status: affected, version: 18.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S7, status: affected, version: 18.2, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.3R3-S4, status: affected, version: 18.3, versionType: custom
lessThan: 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7, status: affected, version: 18.4, versionType: custom
lessThan: 19.1R3-S5, status: affected, version: 19.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2, status: affected, version: 19.2, versionType: custom
lessThan: 19.3R3-S2, status: affected, version: 19.3, versionType: custom
lessThan: 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2, status: affected, version: 19.4, versionType: custom
lessThan: 20.1R2-S1, 20.1R3, status: affected, version: 20.1, versionType: custom
lessThan: 20.2R2-S2, 20.2R3, status: affected, version: 20.2, versionType: custom
lessThan: 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2, status: affected, version: 20.3, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: LOW
baseScore: 5.3
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
version: 3.1
]
exploits: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
solutions: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue:
Junos OS: 17.3R3-S11, 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S4, 18.1R3-S12, 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S7, 18.3R3-S4, 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7, 19.1R3-S5, 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2, 19.3R3-S2, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2, 20.1R2-S1, 20.1R3, 20.2R2-S2, 20.2R3, 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2, 20.4R1, and all subsequent releases.
workarounds: There are no viable workarounds for this issue.
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