CVE-2021-31378

Summary

CVECVE-2021-31378
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-10-19 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-10-25 16:54:00 UTC
DescriptionIn broadband environments, including but not limited to Enhanced Subscriber Management, (CHAP, PPP, DHCP, etc.), on Juniper Networks Junos OS devices where RADIUS servers are configured for managing subscriber access and a subscriber is logged in and then requests to logout, the subscriber may be forced into a "Terminating" state by an attacker who is able to send spoofed messages appearing to originate from trusted RADIUS server(s) destined to the device in response to the subscriber's request. These spoofed messages cause the Junos OS General Authentication Service (authd) daemon to force the broadband subscriber into this "Terminating" state which the subscriber will not recover from thereby causing a Denial of Service (DoS) to the endpoint device. Once in the "Terminating" state, the endpoint subscriber will no longer be able to access the network. Restarting the authd daemon on the Junos OS device will temporarily clear the subscribers out of the "Terminating" state. As long as the attacker continues to send these spoofed packets and subscribers request to be logged out, the subscribers will be returned to the "Terminating" state thereby creating a persistent Denial of Service to the subscriber. An indicator of compromise may be seen by displaying the output of "show subscribers summary". The presence of subscribers in the "Terminating" state may indicate the issue is occurring. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S12; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R3-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S8, 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S6; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R3-S3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S1; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 version 12.3R1 and later versions; 15.1 version 15.1R1 and later versions.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-772

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-s11 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-s12 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 r2-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r2-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.4 r3-s9 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 r1-s6 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 r2-s2 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 19.1 r3-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 r3-s5 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 r1-s6 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 19.2 r3-s2 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 19.3 r3-s2 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 r2-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r2-s5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r3-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.4 r3-s2 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 20.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.1 r2-s2 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 20.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r2-s1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.2 r2-s2 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 20.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.3 r1-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 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 20.4 r1-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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Tracing General Authentication Service (authd) Events for Troubleshooting | Broadband Subscriber Sessions User Guide | Juniper Networks TechLibrary MISC www.juniper.net
2021-10 Security Bulletin: Junos OS: An attacker sending spoofed RADIUS messages to a Junos OS device configured for broadband services may cause broadband subscribers to remain stuck in a "Terminating" state. (CVE-2021-31378) - Juniper Networks CONFIRM kb.juniper.net
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