Junos OS: QFX10002: Failure of storm control feature may lead to Denial of Service

published 2023-04-17 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-32583

cvss: 6.5; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
public exploits: 0; none known

An Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions within the storm control feature of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker sending a high rate of traffic to cause a Denial of Service. Continued receipt and processing of these packets will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Storm control monitors the level of applicable incoming traffic and compares it with the level specified. If the combined level of the applicable traffic exceeds the specified level, the switch drops packets for the controlled traffic types. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX10002: All versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S11; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S6; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3R3-S7, 19.4R3-S11, 20.2R3-S6, 20.4R3-S5, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S3, 21.3R3, 21.4R2

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 21 mo ago (2025-02-06)

Exploit prediction

0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-703 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

References

supportportal.juniper.net /JSA70589
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-28965
NVD CVE-2023-28965

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Summary