CVE-2019-0009
Junos OS: EX2300 and EX3400: High disk I/O operations may disrupt the communication between RE and PFE
On EX2300 and EX3400 series, high disk I/O operations may disrupt the communication between the routing engine (RE) and the packet forwarding engine (PFE). In a virtual chassis (VC) deployment, this issue disrupts communication between the VC members. This issue does not affect other Junos platforms. Affected releases are Junos OS on EX2300 and EX3400 series: 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D590; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S2, 18.1R3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Junos OS: EX2300 and EX3400: High disk I/O operations may disrupt the communication between RE and PFE
On EX2300 and EX3400 series, high disk I/O operations may disrupt the communication between the routing engine (RE) and the packet forwarding engine (PFE). In a virtual chassis (VC) deployment, this issue disrupts communication between the VC members. This issue does not affect other Junos platforms. Affected releases are Junos OS on EX2300 and EX3400 series: 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D590; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S2, 18.1R3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2.
- Record
CVE-2019-0009- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0816
On EX2300 and EX3400 series, high disk I/O operations may disrupt the communication between the routing engine (RE) and the packet forwarding engine (PFE). In a virtual chassis (VC) deployment, this issue disrupts communication between the VC members. This issue does not affect other Junos platforms. Affected releases are Junos OS on EX2300 and EX3400 series: 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D590; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S2, 18.1R3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0816- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-29c6-mr8r-mfmj
On EX2300 and EX3400 series, high disk I/O operations may disrupt the communication between the...
On EX2300 and EX3400 series, high disk I/O operations may disrupt the communication between the routing engine (RE) and the packet forwarding engine (PFE). In a virtual chassis (VC) deployment, this issue disrupts communication between the VC members. This issue does not affect other Junos platforms. Affected releases are Junos OS on EX2300 and EX3400 series: 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D590; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S2, 18.1R3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2.
- Record
GHSA-29c6-mr8r-mfmj- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
On EX2300 and EX3400 series, high disk I/O operations may disrupt the communication between the routing engine (RE) and the packet forwarding engine (PFE). In a virtual chassis (VC) deployment, this issue disrupts communication between the VC members. This issue does not affect other Junos platforms. Affected releases are Junos OS on EX2300 and EX3400 series: 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D590; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S2, 18.1R3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2.
- Record
CVE-2019-0009- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-0009 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Juniper Junos, published January 15, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.35%, the 28th percentile. No source names a fixed version.