CVE-2021-0238 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Networks Junos OS
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.0%
top 86.42%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedApr 22
Latest updateMay 24
Description
When a MX Series is configured as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) based on Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), executing certain CLI command may cause the system to run out of disk space, excessive disk usage may cause other complications. An administrator can use the following CLI command to monitor the available disk space: user@device> show system storage Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on /dev/gpt/junos 19G 18G 147M 99% /.mount <<<<< running out of space tmpfs 21G 16K 21G 0% /.m…
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6
Affected Packages2 packages
🔴Vulnerability Details
2GHSA▶
GHSA-9f86-r87j-j422: When a MX Series is configured as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) based on Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), executing certain CLI command may caus↗2022-05-24
CVEList▶
Junos OS: MX Series: Executing CLI command repetitively may cause the system to run out of disk space↗2021-04-22
📋Vendor Advisories
1Juniper▶
CVE-2021-0238: When a MX Series is configured as a Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) based on Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol (L2TP), executing certain CLI command may caus↗2021-04-22