Junos OS: jdhcpd process crash during processing of specially crafted DHCPv6 message

published 2018-10-10 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-0879

cvss: 6.5; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 49%
public exploits: 0; none known

Receipt of a specially crafted DHCPv6 message destined to a Junos OS device configured as a DHCP server in a Broadband Edge (BBE) environment may result in a jdhcpd daemon crash. The daemon automatically restarts without intervention, but a continuous receipt of crafted DHCPv6 packets could leaded to an extended denial of service condition. This issue only affects Junos OS 15.1 and later. Earlier releases are unaffected by this issue. Devices are only vulnerable to the specially crafted DHCPv6 message if DHCP services are configured. Devices not configured to act as a DHCP server are not vulnerable to this issue. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S2; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D160; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D235, 15.1X53-D495; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R4-S11, 16.1R6-S6, 16.1R7-S2; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S7; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2-S9; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R2-S6; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S1; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S2; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D20.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1R7-S2, 15.1X49-D160, 15.1X53-D235, 15.1X53-D495, 16.1R4-S11, 16.1R6-S6, 16.1R7-S2, 16.2R2-S7, 17.1R2-S9, 17.2R2-S6, 17.3R3-S1, 17.4R1-S5, 18.1R2-S3, 18.2R1-S2, 18.2X75-D20

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Exploit prediction

0.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	6.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.0	5.3	CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	2.9	AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Affected products

Juniper Networks Junos OS

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

kb.juniper.net /JSA10889
vendor-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1041856
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-0055
NVD CVE-2018-0055

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