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CVE-2020-1683

Junos OS: Memory leak leads to kernel crash (vmcore) due to SNMP polling

Severity Score

7.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

On Juniper Networks Junos OS devices, a specific SNMP OID poll causes a memory leak which over time leads to a kernel crash (vmcore). Prior to the kernel crash other processes might be impacted, such as failure to establish SSH connection to the device. The administrator can monitor the output of the following command to check if there is memory leak caused by this issue: user@device> show system virtual-memory | match "pfe_ipc|kmem" pfe_ipc 147 5K - 164352 16,32,64,8192 <-- increasing vm.kmem_map_free: 127246336 <-- decreasing pfe_ipc 0 0K - 18598 32,8192 vm.kmem_map_free: 134582272 This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.4R3; 18.1 version 18.1R3-S5 and later versions prior to 18.1R3-S10; 18.2 version 18.2R3 and later versions prior to 18.2R3-S3; 18.2X75 version 18.2X75-D420, 18.2X75-D50 and later versions prior to 18.2X75-D430, 18.2X75-D53, 18.2X75-D60; 18.3 version 18.3R3 and later versions prior to 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 version 18.4R1-S4, 18.4R2 and later versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S1; 19.1 version 19.1R2 and later versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3; 19.2 version 19.2R1 and later versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 17.4R3.

En dispositivos Juniper Networks Junos OS, una encuesta de SNMP OID específica causa un filtrado de la memoria que, con el tiempo, conlleva a un bloqueo del kernel (vmcore).&#xa0;Antes del fallo del kernel, otros procesos pueden estar afectados, como el fallo al establecer una conexión SSH con el dispositivo.&#xa0;El administrador puede monitorear el resultado del siguiente comando para comprobar si existe un filtrado de memoria causado por este problema: user@device&gt; show system virtual-memory | match "pfe_ipc|kmem" pfe_ipc 147 5K - 164352 16,32,64,8192 &lt;-- increasing vm.kmem_map_free: 127246336 &lt;-- decreasing pfe_ipc 0 0K - 18598 32,8192 vm.kmem_map_free: 134582272 Este problema afecta a Juniper Networks Junos OS: versión 17.4R3;&#xa0;18.1 versión 18.1R3-S5 y versiones posteriores anteriores a 18.1R3-S10;&#xa0;18.2 versión 18.2R3 y versiones posteriores anteriores a 18.2R3-S3;&#xa0;18.2X75 versión 18.2X75-D420, 18.2X75-D50 y versiones posteriores anteriores a 18.&#xa0;2X75-D430, 18.2X75-D53, 18.2X75-D60;&#xa0;18.3 versión 18.3R3 y versiones posteriores anteriores a 18.3R3-S2;&#xa0;18.4 versión 18.4R1-S4, 18.4R2 y versiones posteriores anteriores a 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S1;&#xa0;19.1 versión 19.1R2 y versiones posteriores anteriores a 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3;&#xa0;19.2 versión 19.2R1 y versiones posteriores anteriores a 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2;&#xa0;19.3 versiones anteriores a 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3;&#xa0;19.4 versiones anteriores a 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2.&#xa0;Este problema no afecta a Juniper Networks Junos OS anterior a versión 17.4R3

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-11-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2020-10-16 CVE Published
  • 2023-07-02 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-16 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-401: Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
CAPEC
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11080 2020-10-28
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Juniper
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Junos
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17.4
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r3
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.1
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r3-s5
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.1
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r3-s6
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.1
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r3-s7
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.1
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r3-s8
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Juniper
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Junos
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18.1
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r3-s9
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.2
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r3
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Juniper
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Junos
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18.2
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r3-s1
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Juniper
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Junos
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18.2
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r3-s2
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Juniper
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Junos
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18.2x75
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Juniper
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Junos
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18.2x75
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d12
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Juniper
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Junos
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18.2x75
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d20
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.2x75
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d30
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.2x75
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d40
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.2x75
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d411
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.2x75
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d51
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.3
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r3
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Juniper
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Junos
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18.3
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r3-s1
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Juniper
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Junos
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18.4
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r1-s4
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.4
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r2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.4
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r2-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.4
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r2-s2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.4
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r2-s3
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.4
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r2-s4
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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18.4
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r3
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.1
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r2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.1
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r2-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.2
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.2
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r1-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.2
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r1-s2
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.2
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r1-s3
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.2
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r1-s4
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.3
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Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.3
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.3
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r1-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.3
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r2
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.3
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r2-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.3
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r2-s2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.3
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r2-s3
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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19.3
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r2-s4
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.4
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.4
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r1-s1
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Juniper
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Junos
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19.4
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r1-s2
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