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When all memory \n\navailable to bbe-smgd has been consumed, no new subscribers will be able to login.\n\nThe memory utilization of bbe-smgd can be monitored with the following show command:\n\nuser@host> show system processes extensive | match bbe-smgd\n\nThe below log message can be observed when this limit has been reached:\n\nbbesmgd[<PID>]: %DAEMON-3-SMD_DPROF_RSMON_ERROR: Resource unavailability, Reason: Daemon Heap Memory exhaustion\n\n\nThis issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:\n  *  all versions before 22.4R3-S8,\n  *  23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S5,\n  *  23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S6,\n  *  24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S2,\n  *  24.4 versions before 24.4R2,\n  *  25.2 versions before 25.2R2.","publishedAt":"2026-04-09T21:30:08.528Z","updatedAt":"2026-04-13T18:06:19.695Z","severity":{"score":7.1,"label":"High","version":"4.0","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/RE:M","source":"juniper"},"assigner":"juniper","products":["Juniper Networks Junos OS"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.4R3-S8","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"23.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"23.2R2-S5","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"23.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"23.4R2-S6","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"24.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"24.2R2-S2","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"24.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"24.4R2","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"25.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"25.2R2","versionType":"semver"}],"platforms":["MX Series"]}],"references":["https://kb.juniper.net/JSA107821"],"weaknesses":["CWE-401"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:11:40.391Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2026/33xxx/CVE-2026-33775.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.2","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2026-33775","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2026-04-09T21:30:08.528Z","dateUpdated":"2026-04-13T18:06:19.695Z","assignerShortName":"juniper","assignerOrgId":"8cbe9d5a-a066-4c94-8978-4b15efeae968","dateReserved":"2026-03-23T19:46:13.668Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Junos OS: MX Series: Mismatch between configured and received packet types causes memory leak in bbe-smgd","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the BroadBand Edge subscriber management daemon (bbe-smgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).\n\nIf the authentication packet-type option is configured and a received packet does not match that packet type, the memory leak occurs. When all memory \n\navailable to bbe-smgd has been consumed, no new subscribers will be able to login.\n\nThe memory utilization of bbe-smgd can be monitored with the following show command:\n\nuser@host> show system processes extensive | match bbe-smgd\n\nThe below log message can be observed when this limit has been reached:\n\nbbesmgd[<PID>]: %DAEMON-3-SMD_DPROF_RSMON_ERROR: Resource unavailability, Reason: Daemon Heap Memory exhaustion\n\n\nThis issue affects Junos OS on MX Series:\n  *  all versions before 22.4R3-S8,\n  *  23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S5,\n  *  23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S6,\n  *  24.2 versions before 24.2R2-S2,\n  *  24.4 versions before 24.4R2,\n  *  25.2 versions before 25.2R2."}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.4R3-S8","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"23.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"23.2R2-S5","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"23.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"23.4R2-S6","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"24.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"24.2R2-S2","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"24.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"24.4R2","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"25.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"25.2R2","versionType":"semver"}],"platforms":["MX Series"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://kb.juniper.net/JSA107821","tags":["vendor-advisory"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"ADJACENT_NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":6.5,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]},{"cvssV4_0":{"Automatable":"YES","Recovery":"NOT_DEFINED","Safety":"NOT_DEFINED","attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"ADJACENT","baseScore":7.1,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","providerUrgency":"NOT_DEFINED","subAvailabilityImpact":"LOW","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","valueDensity":"NOT_DEFINED","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/AU:Y/RE:M","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"HIGH","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE","vulnerabilityResponseEffort":"MODERATE"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-401","description":"CWE-401 Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"juniper","orgId":"8cbe9d5a-a066-4c94-8978-4b15efeae968","dateUpdated":"2026-04-09T21:30:08.528Z"},"configurations":[{"lang":"en","supportingMedia":[{"base64":false,"type":"text/html","value":"A system is only affected, when packet-types is configured as follows:<br><br><tt>\n\n<span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\">[ interface &lt;interface&gt; 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