# CVE-2004-0468: Memory leak in Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and devi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-07-08 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Memory leak in Juniper JUNOS Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory exhaustion and device reboot) via certain IPv6 packets.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- http://www.jpcert.or.jp/at/2004/at040009.txt
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/658859
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16548
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/JSHA-6253CC

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