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Fencer Vulns
high 7.5

CVE-2024-39548 json

Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of specific packets in the aftmand process will lead to a memory leak

published 2024-07-11 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-38074

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.5%
EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 42%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

An Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in the aftmand process of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to consume memory resources, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. The processes do not recover on their own and must be manually restarted.

This issue affects both IPv4 and IPv6.

Changes in memory usage can be monitored using the following CLI command: user@device> show system memory node <fpc slot> | grep evo-aftmann This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:

* All versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO,  * 21.3 versions before 21.3R3-S5-EVO,  * 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S5-EVO,  * 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S4-EVO,  * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S4-EVO, * 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R2-S2-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO,  * 23.2 versions before 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO.

Patch / fix

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 21.2R3-S8-EVO, 21.3R3-S5-EVO, 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.2R3-S4, 22.3R3-S3-EVO, 22.4R2-S2-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO
  • juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2R3-S8-EVO, 21.3R3-S5-EVO, 21.4R3-S5-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, 22.2R3-S4, 22.3R3-S3-EVO, 22.4R2-S2-EVO, 22.4R3-EVO, 23.2R1-S1-EVO, 23.2R2-EVO

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

0.49% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 42% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CNA 4.0 7.1 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/R:U
CNA 4.0 7.1 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:U/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected products

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
  • juniper junos_os_evolved

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.