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CVE-2017-10613· NVD / CVE Program· CNA juniper

Junos OS: A kernel hang may occur due to a specific loopback filter action command

A vulnerability in a specific loopback filter action command, processed in a specific logical order of operation, in a running configuration of Juniper Networks Junos OS, allows an attacker with CLI access and the ability to initiate remote sessions to the loopback interface with the defined action, to hang the kernel. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D55; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D35; 14.1 prior to 14.1R8-S4, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40; 14.2 prior to 14.2R4-S9, 14.2R7-S8, 14.2R8; 15.1 prior to 15.1F5-S3, 15.1F6, 15.1R4; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D60; 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D47; 16.1 prior to 16.1R2. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Oct 13, 2017
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 21th percentile
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Report tools

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Action score

22

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · juniper
5.5
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
juniperjunos

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • juniper junos12.1x46
  • juniper junos12.3x48
  • juniper junos14.1
  • juniper junos14.1x53
  • juniper junos14.2
  • juniper junos15.1
  • juniper junos15.1x49
  • juniper junos15.1x53
  • juniper junos16.1

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (juniper). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS

    • 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D55, 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D35, 14.1 prior to 14.1R8-S4, 14.1R9, 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40, 14.2 prior to 14.2R4-S9, 14.2R7-S8, 14.2R8, 15.1 prior to 15.1F5-S3, 15.1F6, 15.1R4, 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D60, 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D47, 16.1 prior to 16.1R2affected

Same product

juniper: all records

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    76This week
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    70This week
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    57Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS vector

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

nvd-primary

Root cause

Code that parses nested structures sets no depth or size limit. A small input can turn into a disproportionate processing load.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-400 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
function expand(node) {  return node.children.map(expand);}

Fixed

ts
const MAX_DEPTH = 32;function expand(node, depth = 0) {  if (depth > MAX_DEPTH) throw new Error("too deep");  return node.children.map((c) => expand(c, depth + 1));}

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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