---
cve: "CVE-2024-21599"
severity: "MEDIUM"
cvss: 6.5
epss: "29%"
vendor: "Juniper Networks"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2024-01-12 01:15:47"
tags: [cve, security, medium]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-13T11:32:41+02:00"
---

# CVE-2024-21599

> 6.5 MEDIUM

## Beschreibung

A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

If an MX Series device receives PTP packets on an MPC3E that doesn't support PTP this causes a memory leak which will result in unpredictable behavior and ultimately in an MPC crash and restart.

To monitor for this issue, please use the following FPC vty level commands:

show heap
shows an increase in "LAN buffer" utilization and

show clksync ptp nbr-upd-info
shows non-zero "Pending PFEs" counter.

This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MPC3E:



  *  All versions earlier than 20.4R3-S3;
  *  21.1 versions earlier than 21.1R3-S4;
  *  21.2 versions earlier than 21.2R3;
  *  21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R2-S1, 21.3R3;
  *  21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R2;
  *  22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R2.

## CVSS-Vektor

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

| Metrik | Wert | Bewertung |
|---|---|---|
| AV Angriffsvektor | Benachbart | warn |
| AC Komplexität | Gering | bad |
| PR Privilegien | Keine | bad |
| UI Interaktion | Keine | bad |
| S Scope | Unverändert | good |
| C Vertraulichkeit | Keine | good |
| I Integrität | Keine | good |
| A Verfügbarkeit | Hoch | bad |

## Referenzen

- <https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75740>
- <https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2024-21599) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_