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CVE-2018-0049· NVD / CVE Program· CNA juniper

Junos OS: Receipt of a specifically crafted malicious MPLS packet leads to a Junos kernel crash.

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to cause the Junos OS kernel to crash. Continued receipt of this specifically crafted malicious MPLS packet will cause a sustained Denial of Service condition. This issue require it to be received on an interface configured to receive this type of traffic. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions above and including 12.1X46-D76 prior to 12.1X46-D81 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 12.3R12-S10; 12.3X48 versions above and including 12.3X48-D66 prior to 12.3X48-D75 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 14.1X53-D47 on EX2200/VC, EX3200, EX3300/VC, EX4200, EX4300, EX4550/VC, EX4600, EX6200, EX8200/VC (XRE), QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100; 14.1X53 versions above and including 14.1X53-D115 prior to 14.1X53-D130 on QFabric System; 15.1 versions above and including 15.1F6-S10; 15.1R4-S9; 15.1R6-S6; 15.1 versions above and including 15.1R7 prior to 15.1R7-S2; 15.1X49 versions above and including 15.1X49-D131 prior to 15.1X49-D150 on SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 15.1X53 versions above 15.1X53-D233 prior to 15.1X53-D235 on QFX5200/QFX5110; 15.1X53 versions up to and including 15.1X53-D471 prior to 15.1X53-D590 on NFX150, NFX250; 15.1X53-D67 on QFX10000 Series; 15.1X53-D59 on EX2300/EX3400; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R3-S8; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R4-S9 prior to 16.1R4-S12; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R5-S4; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R6-S3 prior to 16.1R6-S6; 16.1 versions above and including 16.1R7 prior to 16.1R7-S2; 16.2 versions above and including 16.2R1-S6; 16.2 versions above and including 16.2R2-S5 prior to 16.2R2-S7; 17.1R1-S7; 17.1 versions above and including 17.1R2-S7 prior to 17.1R2-S9; 17.2R1-S6; 17.2 versions above and including 17.2R2-S4 prior to 17.2R2-S6; 17.2X75 versions above and including 17.2X75-D100 prior to X17.2X75-D101, 17.2X75-D110; 17.3 versions above and including 17.3R1-S4 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.3 versions above and including 17.3R2-S2 prior to 17.3R2-S4 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.3R3 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.4 versions above and including 17.4R1-S3 prior to 17.4R1-S5 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 17.4R2 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.1 versions above and including 18.1R2 prior to 18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.2 versions above and including 18.2R1 prior to 18.2R1-S2, 18.2R1-S3, 18.2R2 on All non-SRX Series and SRX100, SRX110, SRX210, SRX220, SRX240m, SRX550m SRX650, SRX300, SRX320, SRX340, SRX345, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600 and vSRX; 18.2X75 versions above and including 18.2X75-D5 prior to 18.2X75-D20.

HighCVSS 7.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Oct 10, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.2% · 82th percentile
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Action score

31

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
30 / 40 · 7.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.2%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
7.5
CNA · juniper
7.5
agree

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

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

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
juniperjunos
junipersrx100
junipersrx110
junipersrx1400
junipersrx1500
junipersrx210
junipersrx220
junipersrx240
junipersrx240h2
junipersrx300
junipersrx320
junipersrx340

and 46 more

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 junos12.3
  • juniper junos12.3x48
  • juniper junos14.1x53
  • juniper junos15.1
  • juniper junos15.1x49
  • juniper junos15.1x53
  • juniper junos16.1
  • juniper junos16.2
  • juniper junos17.1
  • juniper junos17.2
  • juniper junos17.2x75
  • juniper junos17.3
  • juniper junos17.4
  • juniper junos18.1
  • juniper junos18.2
  • juniper junos18.2x75

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

    • 12.3R12-S10, 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 17.1R1-S7, 17.2R1-S6, 14.1X53-D47, 15.1X53-D67, 15.1X53-D59, 17.3R3, 17.4R2affected
    • 12.1X46-D76 and later · before 12.1X46*affectedfixed in 12.1X46-D81
    • 12.3X48-D66 and later · before 12.3X48*affectedfixed in 12.3X48-D75
    • 15.1X49-D131 and later · before 15.1X49*affectedfixed in 15.1X49-D150
    • 15.1F6-S10 and later · before 15.1*affectedfixed in 15.1R7-S2
    • 16.1R3-S8 and later · before 16.1*affectedfixed in 16.1R4-S12, 16.1R6-S6, 16.1R7-S2
    • 16.2R1-S6 and later · before 16.2*affectedfixed in 16.2R2-S7
    • 17.1R2-S7 and later · before 17.1*affectedfixed in 17.1R2-S9
    • 17.2R2-S4 and later · before 17.2*affectedfixed in 17.2R2-S6
    • 17.2X75-D100 and later · before 17.2X75*affectedfixed in 17.2X75-D101, 17.2X75-D110

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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.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Juniper Networks Junos OS12.1X46-D81Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS12.3X48-D75Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS14.1X53-D130Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS15.1R7-S2Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS15.1X49-D150Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS15.1X53-D235Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS15.1X53-D590Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS16.1R4-S12Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS16.1R6-S6Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS16.1R7-S2Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS16.2R2-S7Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS17.1R2-S9Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS17.2R2-S6Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS17.2X75-D101, 17.2X75-D110Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS17.3R2-S4Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS17.4R1-S5Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS18.1R2-S3, 18.1R3Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS18.2R1-S2, 18.2R1-S3, 18.2R2Vendor (CNA)
Juniper Networks Junos OS18.2X75-D20Vendor (CNA)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

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Research context

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Timeline

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EPSS, last 120 days

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

Patch and commit links

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Credits

All researchers

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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

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • 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
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

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