CVE-2024-47493

6.5 MEDIUM

📋 TL;DR

This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker on the same network segment to cause a denial of service on Juniper MX Series routers with Trio-based FPCs. Repeated physical interface flap operations cause memory leaks that eventually crash the FPC. Only MX Series platforms with channelized MICs running affected Junos OS versions are vulnerable.

💻 Affected Systems

Products:
  • Juniper Networks MX Series routers
Versions: All versions before 21.2R3-S7, 21.4 before 21.4R3-S6, 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5, 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3, 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2, 22.4 before 22.4R3, 23.2 before 23.2R2, 23.4 before 23.4R2
Operating Systems: Junos OS
Default Config Vulnerable: ⚠️ Yes
Notes: Only affects MX Series with Trio-based FPCs and channelized Modular Interface Cards (MICs). Physical interface flap operations trigger the memory leak.

📦 What is this software?

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⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact

🔴

Worst Case

Complete FPC crash leading to network outage for all interfaces on that FPC, requiring manual intervention to restore service.

🟠

Likely Case

Gradual memory exhaustion causing degraded performance followed by FPC crash during periods of interface instability.

🟢

If Mitigated

Limited impact if interface flaps are prevented and monitoring detects memory usage anomalies early.

🌐 Internet-Facing: LOW - Requires adjacent network access, not directly exploitable from the internet.
🏢 Internal Only: MEDIUM - Adjacent attackers on internal networks can exploit this, but requires specific hardware and interface conditions.

🎯 Exploit Status

Public PoC: ✅ No
Weaponized: UNKNOWN
Unauthenticated Exploit: ⚠️ Yes
Complexity: MEDIUM

Exploitation requires adjacent network access and ability to cause physical interface flaps on channelized MICs. No authentication needed.

🛠️ Fix & Mitigation

✅ Official Fix

Patch Version: 21.2R3-S7, 21.4R3-S6, 22.1R3-S5, 22.2R3-S3, 22.3R3-S2, 22.4R3, 23.2R2, 23.4R2 or later

Vendor Advisory: https://supportportal.juniper.net/

Restart Required: Yes

Instructions:

1. Download appropriate Junos OS version from Juniper support portal. 2. Upload to router. 3. Install using 'request system software add' command. 4. Reboot router to activate new version.

🔧 Temporary Workarounds

Monitor and prevent interface flaps

all

Implement monitoring for interface state changes and investigate any unexpected flaps. Ensure physical connections are stable.

show interfaces extensive
show chassis fpc
show system memory

🧯 If You Can't Patch

  • Implement strict network segmentation to limit adjacent attacker access
  • Monitor FPC memory usage using 'show chassis fpc' command and investigate any abnormal increases

🔍 How to Verify

Check if Vulnerable:

Check Junos OS version with 'show version' and compare against affected versions. Verify hardware is MX Series with Trio-based FPCs and channelized MICs.

Check Version:

show version

Verify Fix Applied:

Confirm Junos OS version is patched using 'show version'. Monitor FPC memory usage with 'show chassis fpc' during interface operations.

📡 Detection & Monitoring

Log Indicators:

  • FPC crash logs
  • Memory allocation failures
  • Interface state change logs showing frequent flaps

Network Indicators:

  • Unusual interface instability
  • Increased packet loss on affected interfaces

SIEM Query:

Search for logs containing 'FPC', 'crash', 'memory', or 'interface state change' from Juniper devices

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