CVE-2021-31353CWE-755

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: RPD core upon receipt of specific BGP update

High · published October 19, 2021

CVSS v3.1
7.5
EPSS
1%
Percentile
67.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an attacker to inject a specific BGP update, causing the routing protocol daemon (RPD) to crash and restart, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of the BGP update will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects very specific versions of Juniper Networks Junos OS: 19.3R3-S2; 19.4R3-S3; 20.2 versions 20.2R2-S3 and later, prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions 20.3R2 and later, prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions 20.4R2 and later, prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.1 is not affected by this issue. This issue also affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions prior to 20.4R2-S3-EVO, 20.4R3-EVO; 21.1-EVO versions prior to 21.1R2-EVO; 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R2-EVO.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.5 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01167 · 67.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-755 · Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Published
2021-10-19T18:16Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 19 OCT 18:16Z
    Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: RPD core upon receipt of specific BGP update
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