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CVE-2021-31353

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.0041
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Affected Products & Versions

3

Public Exploits & PoCs

1

Scoring & Timeline

7.5
HIGH · CVSS v3.1 · sirt@juniper.net
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD19 Oct 2021 · 07:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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