CVE detail

CVE-2021-0262 — CVE-2021-0262

Published 2021-04-22 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos · Source nvd
MEDIUM
severity
CVSS-derived band
6.5
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0040
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
33.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

Through routine static code analysis of the Juniper Networks Junos OS software codebase, the Secure Development Life Cycle team identified a Use After Free vulnerability in PFE packet processing on the QFX10002-60C switching platform. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a logically adjacent attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued exploitation of this vulnerability will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue only affects QFX10002-60C devices. No other product or platform is vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX10002-60C: 19.1 version 19.1R3-S1 and later versions; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S3; 19.2 version 19.2R2 and later versions; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R1-S2. This

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 19.1R3-S3, 19.2R3-S1, 20.2R1-S2, and all subsequent releases.

workarounds

There are no viable workarounds for this issue.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=19.1R3-S1<19.1*19.1*advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=20.2<20.2R1-S220.2R1-S2advisory ↗

References

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