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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:X/V:X/RE:M/U:X
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7DescriptionNVD
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the BroadBand Edge subscriber management daemon (bbe-smgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
If the authentication packet-type option is configured and a received packet does not match that packet type, the memory leak occurs. When all memory
available to bbe-smgd has been consumed, no new subscribers will be able to login.
The memory utilization of bbe-smgd can be monitored with the following show command:
user@host> show system processes extensive | match bbe-smgd
The below log message can be observed when this limit has been reached:
bbesmgd[<PID>]: %DAEMON-3-SMD_DPROF_RSMON_ERROR: Resource unavailability, Reason: Daemon Heap Memory exhaustion
This issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:
- all versions before 22.4R3-S8,
- 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S5,
- 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S6,
- 24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S2,
- 24.4 versions before 24.4R2,
- 25.2 versions before 25.2R2.
AnalysisAI
Memory exhaustion in Juniper Networks Junos OS BroadBand Edge subscriber management daemon (bbe-smgd) on MX Series allows adjacent unauthenticated attackers to trigger persistent denial of service by sending authentication packets that do not match configured packet-type options. Each mismatched packet leaks memory, eventually consuming all available daemon heap memory and preventing new subscriber logins. …
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: Identify all MX Series routers running affected Junos OS versions and confirm active authentication packet-type configuration in bbe-smgd. Within 7 days: Apply vendor-released patch to all vulnerable MX Series devices, prioritizing those facing untrusted adjacent networks. …
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