CVE-2021-0259

Summary

CVECVE-2021-0259
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-22 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-05-04 21:57:00 UTC
DescriptionDue to a vulnerability in DDoS protection in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved on QFX5K Series switches in a VXLAN configuration, instability might be experienced in the underlay network as a consequence of exceeding the default ddos-protection aggregate threshold. If an attacker on a client device on the overlay network sends a high volume of specific, legitimate traffic in the overlay network, due to an improperly detected DDoS violation, the leaf might not process certain L2 traffic, sent by spines in the underlay network. Continued receipt and processing of the high volume traffic will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX5K Series: 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S11; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R3-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S6, 18.4R3-S6; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on QFX5220: All versions prior to 20.3R2-EVO.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-755

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r2-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3 - All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s8 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3-s9 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r1-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r1-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s11 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s8 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2-s9 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s11 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s12 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s8 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.1 r3-s9 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1 - All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r2-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2 r3-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r1-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.3 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r1-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r1-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.2 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 - All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r2-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r1-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r1-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.3 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 18.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 19.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 19.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 19.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 19.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 19.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 19.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.3 r1 All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5100 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5110 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5120 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5130 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5200 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5210 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5220 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
2021-04 Security Bulletin: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: QFX5K Series: Underlay network traffic might not be processed upon receipt of high rate of specific genuine overlay packets in VXLAN scenario (CVE-2021-0259) - Juniper Networks MISC kb.juniper.net
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