CVE-2024-47493
Junos OS: MX Series: Trio-based FPCs: Continuous physical Interface flaps causes local FPC to crash
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of the Juniper Networks Junos OS on the MX Series platforms with Trio-based FPCs allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
In case of channelized Modular Interface Cards (MICs), every physical interface flap operation will leak heap memory. Over a period of time, continuous physical interface flap operations causes local FPC to eventually run out of memory and crash.
Below CLI command can be used to check the memory usage over a period of time:
user@host> show chassis fpc
Temp CPU Utilization (%) CPU Utilization (%) Memory Utilization (%) Slot State (C) Total Interrupt 1min 5min 15min DRAM (MB) Heap Buffer
0 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
1 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
2 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S7,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S6,
- from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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: MX Series: Trio-based FPCs: Continuous physical Interface flaps causes local FPC to crash
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of the Juniper Networks Junos OS on the MX Series platforms with Trio-based FPCs allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
In case of channelized Modular Interface Cards (MICs), every physical interface flap operation will leak heap memory. Over a period of time, continuous physical interface flap operations causes local FPC to eventually run out of memory and crash.
Below CLI command can be used to check the memory usage over a period of time:
user@host> show chassis fpc
Temp CPU Utilization (%) CPU Utilization (%) Memory Utilization (%) Slot State (C) Total Interrupt 1min 5min 15min DRAM (MB) Heap Buffer
0 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
1 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
2 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S7,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S6,
- from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2.
- Record
CVE-2024-47493- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/U:Green - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-42497
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of the Juniper Networks Junos OS on the MX Series platforms with Trio-based FPCs allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
In case of channelized Modular Interface Cards (MICs), every physical interface flap operation will leak heap memory. Over a period of time, continuous physical interface flap operations causes local FPC to eventually run out of memory and crash.
Below CLI command can be used to check the memory usage over a period of time:
user@host> show chassis fpc
Temp CPU Utilization (%) CPU Utilization (%) Memory Utilization (%) Slot State (C) Total Interrupt 1min 5min 15min DRAM (MB) Heap Buffer
0 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
1 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
2 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S7,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S6,
- from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2.
- Record
EUVD-2024-42497- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/R:A/U:Green - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fpxg-3hxf-5mvr
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding...
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of the Juniper Networks Junos OS on the SRX5K, SRX4600 and MX Series platforms with Trio-based FPCs allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
In case of channelized Modular Interface Cards (MICs), every physical interface flap operation will leak heap memory. Over a period of time, continuous physical interface flap operations causes local FPC to eventually run out of memory and crash.
Below CLI command can be used to check the memory usage over a period of time:
user@host> show chassis fpc
Temp CPU Utilization (%) CPU Utilization (%) Memory Utilization (%) Slot State (C) Total Interrupt 1min 5min 15min DRAM (MB) Heap Buffer
0 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
1 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
2 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
This issue affects Junos OS on SRX5K, SRX4600 and MX Series:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S7,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S6,
- from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2.
- Record
GHSA-fpxg-3hxf-5mvr- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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:Y/R:A/V:X/RE:X/U:Green - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of the Juniper Networks Junos OS on the MX Series platforms with Trio-based FPCs allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
In case of channelized Modular Interface Cards (MICs), every physical interface flap operation will leak heap memory. Over a period of time, continuous physical interface flap operations causes local FPC to eventually run out of memory and crash.
Below CLI command can be used to check the memory usage over a period of time:
user@host> show chassis fpc
Temp CPU Utilization (%) CPU Utilization (%) Memory Utilization (%) Slot State (C) Total Interrupt 1min 5min 15min DRAM (MB) Heap Buffer
0 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
1 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
2 Online 43 41 2 2048 49 14
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions before 21.2R3-S7,
- from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S6,
- from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S5,
- from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3,
- from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S2,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2.
- Record
CVE-2024-47493- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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:Y/R:A/V:X/RE:X/U:Green - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-401
- 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-2024-47493 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Juniper Junos, published October 11, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.37%, the 31st percentile. No source names a fixed version.