CVE-2023-28985
HIGHDescription
An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in Intrusion Detection and Prevention (IDP) of Juniper Networks SRX Series and MX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt of this specific packet will cause a sustained Denial of Service condition. On all SRX Series and MX Series platforms, where IDP is enabled and a specific malformed SSL packet is received, the SSL detector crashes leading to an FPC core. This issue affects Juniper Networks SRX Series and MX Series prior to SigPack 3598. In order to identify the current SigPack version, following command can be used: user@junos# show security idp security-package-version
How to fix
No published remediation has been found for this vulnerability's affected products yet.
Mitigation guidance may be in the linked vendor advisories in the References section below.
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Exploit Intelligence
Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 47% of all known CVEs.
References
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| CVE-2024-7954 | Critical | 9.8 | 90% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2024-51983 | High | 7.5 | 8.6% | - | - |
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| CVE-2024-51982 | High | 7.5 | 7.8% | - | - |
| CVE-2026-21527 | High | 6.5 | 7.7% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2023-27043 | Medium | 5.3 | 2.5% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2023-28985?
No published fix for CVE-2023-28985 has been found yet. Check the linked vendor advisories for guidance as it becomes available.
Is CVE-2023-28985 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2023-28985 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.63% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 47% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2023-28985?
CVE-2023-28985 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
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