SRX Series: Denial of service vulnerability in flowd daemon on devices configured with NAT-PT
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability in the Network Address Translation - Protocol Translation (NAT-PT) feature of Junos OS on SRX series devices may allow a certain valid IPv6 packet to crash the flowd daemon. Repeated crashes of the flowd daemon can result in an extended denial of service condition for the SRX device. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D72; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D55; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D90.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper | Junos OS | 12.1X46 to before 12.1X46-D76; 12.3X48 to before 12.3X48-D55; 15.1X49 to before 15.1X49-D90 | 12.1X46-D76, 12.3X48-D55, 15.1X49-D90 | Patch available | CNA |
- Junos OS VendorJuniper Affected 12.1X46 to before 12.1X46-D76; 12.3X48 to before 12.3X48-D55; 15.1X49 to before 15.1X49-D90 Fixed in 12.1X46-D76, 12.3X48-D55, 15.1X49-D90 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.1x46 – 12.1x46\:d72; 12.3x48 – 12.3x48\:d55; 15.1x49 – 15.1x49\:d90 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.1x46 – 12.1x46\:d72; 12.3x48 – 12.3x48\:d55; 15.1x49 – 15.1x49\:d90 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Junos OS (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 12.1X46-D76, 12.3X48-D55, 15.1X49-D90
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0017
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f925-p85f-x8m2
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2018-0017 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-0017 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f925-p85f-x8m2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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