On Juniper Networks Junos OS devices, receipt of a malformed IPv6 packet may cause the system to crash and restart (vmcore). This issue can be trigged by a malformed IPv6 packet destined to the Routing Engine. An attacker can repeatedly send the offending packet resulting in an extended Denial of Service condition. Only IPv6 packets can trigger this issue. IPv4 packets cannot trigger this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S1; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S1, 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 18.4R1.
This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from juniper organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2020, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2020-10-16T21:15:14.257
2026-06-17T03:02:12.360
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
10.0
6.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 18.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
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