CVE-2021-31353

Summary

CVECVE-2021-31353
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-19 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-10-25 21:41:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-755

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.3 r3-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r3-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r2-s3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.3 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 21.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.4 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.4 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.4 r1-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.4 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 20.4 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.1 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved 21.2 r1-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos Os Evolved All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
2021-10 Security Bulletin: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: RPD core upon receipt of specific BGP update (CVE-2021-31353) - Juniper Networks CONFIRM kb.juniper.net
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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