A vulnerability in the processing of traffic matching a firewall filter containing a syslog action in Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MPC10/MPC11 cards installed, PTX10003 and PTX10008 Series devices, will cause the line card to crash and restart, creating a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of packets matching the firewall filter can create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. When traffic hits the firewall filter, configured on lo0 or any physical interface on the line card, containing a term with a syslog action (e.g. 'term <name> then syslog'), the affected line card will crash and restart, impacting traffic processing through the ports of the line card. This issue only affects MX Series routers with MPC10 or MPC11 line cards, and PTX10003 or PTX10008 Series packet transport routers. No other platforms or models of line cards are affected by this issue. Note: This issue has also been identified and described in technical service bulletin TSB17931 (login required). This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series: 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S2; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2-S2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX10003, PTX10008: All versions prior to 20.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.9, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 21 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 18 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2021, 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.
2021-04-22T20:15:09.810
2024-11-21T05:42:21.163
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 (MEDIUM)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
10.0
2.9
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 19.3 | 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 |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | mx10 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx10000 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx10003 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx10008 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx10016 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx104 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx150 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx2008 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx2010 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx2020 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx204 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx240 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx40 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx480 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx5 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx80 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | mx960 | - | No |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 18.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | ptx10003 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ptx10008 | - | No |
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