An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4300 Series allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause a Denial-of-Service (Dos). If a specific CLI command is issued, a PFE crash will occur. This will cause traffic forwarding to be interrupted until the system self-recovers. This issue affects Junos OS: All versions before 20.4R3-S10, 21.2 versions before 21.2R3-S7, 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S6.
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 20.4R3-S10, 21.2R3-S7, 21.4R3-S6, and all subsequent releases of these branches.
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
| Product | Vulnerable range | Fixed version | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | <20.4R3-S10 | 20.4R3-S10 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=21.2<21.2R3-S7 | 21.2R3-S7 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=21.4<21.4R3-S6 | 21.4R3-S6 | advisory ↗ |