Is CVE-2023-44178 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-44178 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-44178?

CVE-2023-44178 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-44178?

CVE-2023-44178 has an EPSS score of 0.16% (6th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-44178?

Upgrade junos to 20.4 or later. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-44178

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the CLI command of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a low privileged attacker to execute a specific CLI commands leading to Denial of Service. Repeated actions by the attacker will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects Juniper Networks: Junos OS * All versions prior to 19.1R3-S10; * 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S7; * 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S8; * 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S12; * 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S8; * 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S8; * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S6; * 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3; * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S2; * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S1; * 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R2-S1; * 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R2.

CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

junosNVD

Affected:< 20.4Fixed in:20.4CVE-2023-44178derived from NVD

junos os evolvedNVD

Affected:< 20.4Fixed in:20.4CVE-2023-44178derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.16%probability of exploitation in 30 days

6thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 6% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

supportportal.juniper.net

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2009-0927	High	8.8	97%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-10924	High	8.8	87%	-	-
CVE-2022-20705	Critical	10.0	80%	-	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.