Security News > 2021 > July > Critical Juniper Bug Allows DoS, RCE Against Carrier Networks
Telecom providers, including wireless carriers, are at risk of disruption of network service if the bug in SBR Carrier is exploited.
A critical remote code-execution vulnerability in Juniper Networks' Steel-Belted Radius Carrier Edition lays open wireless carrier and fixed operator networks to tampering.
The SBR Carrier server is used by telecom carriers to manage policies for how subscribers access their networks - by centralizing user authentication, delivering the appropriate level of access and ensuring compliance with security policies.
It allows carriers to offer differentiated levels of service, multiply their revenue models and manage network resources.
The bug affects SBR Carrier versions 8.4.1, 8.5.0 and 8.6.0 that use extensible authentication protocol.
The bug is just one of many that the networking giant patched this week across its carrier and enterprise product lines, including several high-severity bugs that could be exploited to carry out DoS attacks.
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