CVE-2023-44178
Junos OS : Stack overflow vulnerability in CLI command processing
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.
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 : Stack overflow vulnerability in CLI command processing
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-44178- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-787, CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48537
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.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48537- 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
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7c2j-9gcg-5ggw
A Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the CLI command of Juniper Networks Junos OS...
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.
- Record
GHSA-7c2j-9gcg-5ggw- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2023-44178- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-44178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Juniper Junos, published October 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.