CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-59958

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.28%

19th percentile - higher than 19% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause impact to confidentiality and availability. When an output firewall filter is configured with terms where the action is 'reject', matching packets are erroneously sent to the Routing Engine (RE) and processed there, consuming RE resources. Responses from the RE may reveal confidential information about the device. This issue only applies to firewall filters on WAN or revenue interfaces, not mgmt or lo0.

Risk Assessment

The risk includes exhaustion of routing engine resources, potentially leading to denial of service, and disclosure of confidential device information, compromising confidentiality.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade Junos OS Evolved to version 22.4R3-EVO or 23.2R2-EVO, and review firewall filter configurations to avoid erroneous packet redirection to the RE.

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Original NVD description (English source)

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause impact to confidentiality and availability. When an output firewall filter is configured with one or more terms where the action is 'reject', packets matching these terms are erroneously sent to the Routing Engine (RE) and further processed there. Processing of these packets will consume limited RE resources. Also responses from the RE back to the source of this traffic could reveal confidential information about the affected device. This issue only applies to firewall filters applied to WAN or revenue interfaces, so not the mgmt or lo0 interface of the routing-engine, nor any input filters. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series: * all versions before 22.4R3-EVO, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-EVO.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS