CVE-2024-39531
Junos OS Evolved: ACX 7000 Series: Protocol specific DDoS configuration affects other protocols
An Improper Handling of Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
If a value is configured for DDoS bandwidth or burst parameters for any protocol in a queue, all protocols which share the same queue will have their bandwidth or burst value changed to the new value. If, for example, OSPF was configured with a certain bandwidth value, ISIS would also be limited to this value. So inadvertently either the control plane is open for a high level of specific traffic which was supposed to be limited to a lower value, or the limit for a certain protocol is so low that chances to succeed with a volumetric DoS attack are significantly increased.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series:
- All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S6-EVO,
- 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-EVO,
- 23.4
versions
before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- 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 Evolved: ACX 7000 Series: Protocol specific DDoS configuration affects other protocols
An Improper Handling of Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
If a value is configured for DDoS bandwidth or burst parameters for any protocol in a queue, all protocols which share the same queue will have their bandwidth or burst value changed to the new value. If, for example, OSPF was configured with a certain bandwidth value, ISIS would also be limited to this value. So inadvertently either the control plane is open for a high level of specific traffic which was supposed to be limited to a lower value, or the limit for a certain protocol is so low that chances to succeed with a volumetric DoS attack are significantly increased.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series:
- All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S6-EVO,
- 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-EVO,
- 23.4
versions
before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2024-39531- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-229
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-38057
An Improper Handling of Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
If a value is configured for DDoS bandwidth or burst parameters for any protocol in a queue, all protocols which share the same queue will have their bandwidth or burst value changed to the new value. If, for example, OSPF was configured with a certain bandwidth value, ISIS would also be limited to this value. So inadvertently either the control plane is open for a high level of specific traffic which was supposed to be limited to a lower value, or the limit for a certain protocol is so low that chances to succeed with a volumetric DoS attack are significantly increased.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series:
- All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S6-EVO,
- 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-EVO,
- 23.4
versions
before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.
- Record
EUVD-2024-38057- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-55g7-m9v7-8rhg
An Improper Handling of Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper...
An Improper Handling of Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
If a value is configured for DDoS bandwidth or burst parameters for any protocol in a queue, all protocols which share the same queue will have their bandwidth or burst value changed to the new value. If, for example, OSPF was configured with a certain bandwidth value, ISIS would also be limited to this value. So inadvertently either the control plane is open for a high level of specific traffic which was supposed to be limited to a lower value, or the limit for a certain protocol is so low that chances to succeed with a volumetric DoS attack are significantly increased.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series:
- All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S6-EVO,
- 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-EVO,
- 23.4
versions
before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.
- Record
GHSA-55g7-m9v7-8rhg- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-229
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Improper Handling of Values vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).
If a value is configured for DDoS bandwidth or burst parameters for any protocol in a queue, all protocols which share the same queue will have their bandwidth or burst value changed to the new value. If, for example, OSPF was configured with a certain bandwidth value, ISIS would also be limited to this value. So inadvertently either the control plane is open for a high level of specific traffic which was supposed to be limited to a lower value, or the limit for a certain protocol is so low that chances to succeed with a volumetric DoS attack are significantly increased.
This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on ACX 7000 Series:
- All versions before 21.4R3-S7-EVO,
- 22.1 versions before 22.1R3-S6-EVO,
- 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.3 versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO,
- 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-EVO,
- 23.4
versions
before 23.4R1-S1-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2024-39531- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-229
- 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-2024-39531 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Juniper Junos Os Evolved, published July 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. No source names a fixed version.