CVE-2024-30384: Junos OS: EX4300 Series: If a specific CLI command is issued PFE crashes will occur

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-04-12 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-754

Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4300 Series allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause a Denial-of-Service (Dos). If a specific CLI command is issued, a PFE crash will occur. This will cause traffic forwarding to be interrupted until the system self-recovers. This issue affects Junos OS: All versions before 20.4R3-S10, 21.2 versions before 21.2R3-S7, 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S6.

Affected products

Juniper Junos OS: before 20.4; 20.4, 20.4-r1, 20.4-r1-s1, 20.4-r2, 20.4-r2-s1, 20.4-r2-s2 (+36) — fixed in 20.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Juniper Junos OS 20.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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