CVE-2023-36848 | Junos OS: MX Series: The FPC will crash on receiving a malformed CFM packet

An Improper Handling of Undefined Values vulnerability in the periodic packet management daemon (PPMD) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series(except MPC10, MPC11 and LC9600) allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When a malformed CFM packet is received, it leads to an FPC crash. Continued receipt of these packets causes a sustained denial of service. This vulnerability occurs only when CFM has been configured on the interface. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: versions prior to 19.1R3-S10 on MX Series; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S7 on MX Series; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S8 on MX Series; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S12 on MX Series; 20.1 version 20.1R1 and later versions on MX Series; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S8 on MX Series; 20.3 version 20.3R1 and later versions on MX Series; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S7 on MX Series; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5 on MX Series; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S5 on MX Series; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S4 on MX Series; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S4 on MX Series; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3 on MX Series; 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S1 on MX Series; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3 on MX Series; 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2 on MX Series.

Published: 2023-07-14 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-36848 is rated Low Risk (34.8/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.10%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-36848

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-03-30 0.19% 0.10% -0.09%
2 2025-03-29 0.08% 0.19% +0.11%
3 2025-03-17 0.08%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-36848

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:A)
Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-36848

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-36848

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s8:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s9:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s8:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s9:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
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juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
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References for CVE-2023-36848

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