CVE-2017-2315
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.025 · 85 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
On Juniper Networks EX Series Ethernet Switches running affected Junos OS versions, a vulnerability in IPv6 processing has been discovered that may allow a specially crafted IPv6 Neighbor Discovery (ND) packet destined to an EX Series Ethernet Switch to cause a slow memory leak. A malicious network-based packet flood of these crafted IPv6 NDP packets may eventually lead to resource exhaustion and a denial of service. The affected Junos OS versions are: 12.3 prior to 12.3R12-S4, 12.3R13; 13.3 prior to 13.3R10; 14.1 prior to 14.1R8-S3, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 prior ro 14.1X53-D12, 14.1X53-D40; 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35; 14.2 prior to 14.2R6-S4, 14.2R7-S6, 14.2R8; 15.1 prior to 15.1R5; 16.1 before 16.1R3; 16.2 before 16.2R1-S3, 16.2R2. 17.1R1 and all subsequent releases have a resolution for this vulnerability.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.9–7.8
weaknesses
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affected products (36)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 14.2 prior to 14.2R6-S4, 14.2R7-S6, 14.2R8enisa_euvdEU
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 13.3 prior to 13.3R10enisa_euvdEU
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 12.3 prior to 12.3R12-S4, 12.3R13enisa_euvdEU
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 14.1 prior to 14.1R8-S3, 14.1R9enisa_euvdEU
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35enisa_euvdEU
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 14.1X53 prior ro 14.1X53-D12, 14.1X53-D40enisa_euvdEU
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 16.2 before 16.2R1-S3, 16.2R2enisa_euvdEU
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 17.1R1 and all subsequent releases have a resolution for this vulnerabilityenisa_euvdEU
- Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX series Ethernet Switches with IPv6 enabled≤ 15.1 prior to 15.1R5enisa_euvdEU
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038253cnnvd
- https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10781&cat=SIRT_1&actp=LISTPatchcnnvd
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10781cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97615cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97615enisa_euvd
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038253enisa_euvd
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10781enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97615Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
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