CVE detail

CVE-2021-0209 — CVE-2021-0209

Published 2021-01-15 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos_os_evolved · Source nvd
MEDIUM
severity
CVSS-derived band
6.5
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0044
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
36.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

In Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved an attacker sending certain valid BGP update packets may cause Junos OS Evolved to access an uninitialized pointer causing RPD to core leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt of these types of valid BGP update packets will cause an extended Denial of Service condition. RPD will require a restart to recover. An indicator of compromise is to see if the file rpd.re exists by issuing the command: show system core-dumps This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S2-EVO; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S2-EVO, 20.1R2-S1-EVO. This issue does not affect Junos OS.

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 19.4R2-S2-EVO, 20.1R1-S2-EVO, 20.1R2-S1-EVO, 20.2R1-EVO and all subsequent releases.

workarounds

There are no available workarounds for this issue.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=19.4<19.4R2-S2-EVO19.4R2-S2-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=20.1<20.1R1-S2-EVO, 20.1R2-S1-EVO20.1R1-S2-EVO, 20.1R2-S1-EVOadvisory ↗

References

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