CVE-2017-2304
Juniper Networks QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100, QFX5200, EX4300 and EX4600 devices running Junos OS...
Juniper Networks QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100, QFX5200, EX4300 and EX4600 devices running Junos OS 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40, 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D40, 15.1 prior to 15.1R2, do not pad Ethernet packets with zeros, and thus some packets can contain fragments of system memory or data from previous packets. This issue is also known as 'Etherleak'
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Juniper Networks QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100, QFX5200, EX4300 and EX4600 devices running Junos OS 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40, 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D40, 15.1 prior to 15.1R2, do not pad Ethernet packets with zeros, and thus some packets can contain fragments of system memory or data from previous packets. This issue is also known as 'Etherleak'
- Record
CVE-2017-2304- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Juniper Networks QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100, QFX5200, EX4300 and EX4600 devices running Junos OS 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40, 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D40, 15.1 prior to 15.1R2, do not pad Ethernet packets with zeros, and thus some packets can contain fragments of system memory or data from previous packets. This issue is also known as 'Etherleak'
- Record
CVE-2017-2304- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11487 No score
Juniper Networks QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100, QFX5200, EX4300 and EX4600 devices running Junos OS 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40, 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D40, 15.1 prior to 15.1R2, do not pad Ethernet packets with zeros, and thus some packets can contain fragments of system memory or data from previous packets. This issue is also known as 'Etherleak'
- Record
EUVD-2017-11487- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2wf6-7ffx-gx7r
Juniper Networks QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100, QFX5200, EX4300 and EX4600 devices running Junos OS...
Juniper Networks QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100, QFX5200, EX4300 and EX4600 devices running Junos OS 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40, 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D40, 15.1 prior to 15.1R2, do not pad Ethernet packets with zeros, and thus some packets can contain fragments of system memory or data from previous packets. This issue is also known as 'Etherleak'
- Record
GHSA-2wf6-7ffx-gx7r- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- 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-2017-2304 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Juniper Junos, published May 30, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.80%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.