Junos OpenSSL Denial of Service Vulnerability

Summary
Junos OS is prone to a SSL_MODE_RELEASE_BUFFERS NULL pointer derefence vulnerability in OpenSSL.
Impact
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability can cause a denial of service conidition.
Solution
New builds of Junos OS software are available from Juniper.
Insight
A flaw in the do_ssl3_write function can allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service via a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected
Junos OS 11.4, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 13.1, 13.2 and 13.3
Detection
Check the OS build.
References

Updated on 2015-03-25