CVE detail

CVE-2021-0226 — CVE-2021-0226

Published 2021-04-22 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos_os_evolved · Source nvd
HIGH
severity
CVSS-derived band
7.1
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0088
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
56.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

On Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved devices, receipt of a specific IPv6 packet may cause an established IPv6 BGP session to terminate, creating a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue does not affect IPv4 BGP sessions. This issue affects IBGP or EBGP peer sessions with IPv6. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S3-EVO; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S3-EVO; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2-S1-EVO; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS releases.

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 19.4R2-S3-EVO, 20.1R2-S3-EVO, 20.2R2-S1-EVO, 20.3R2-EVO, 20.4R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.

workarounds

There are no viable workarounds for this issue.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=19.4-EVO<19.4R2-S3-EVO19.4R2-S3-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=20.1-EVO<20.1R2-S3-EVO20.1R2-S3-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=20.2-EVO<20.2R2-S1-EVO20.2R2-S1-EVOadvisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved>=20.3-EVO<20.3R2-EVO20.3R2-EVOadvisory ↗

References

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