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CVE-2021-0270

On PTX Series and QFX10k Series devices with the "inline-jflow" feature enabled, a use after free weakness in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) microkernel architecture of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition whereby one or more Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs) may restart. As this is a race condition situation this issue become more likely to be hit when network instability occurs, such as but not limited to BGP/IGP reconvergences, and/or further likely to occur when more active "traffic flows" are occurring through the device. When this issue occurs, it will cause one or more FPCs to restart unexpectedly. During FPC restarts core files will be generated. While the core file is generated traffic will be disrupted. Sustained receipt of large traffic flows and reconvergence-like situations may sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) situation. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.1 version 18.1R2 and later versions prior to 18.1R3-S10 on PTX Series, QFX10K Series.

Published

2021-04-22T20:15:10.017

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:42:22.033

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-362
    CWE-416
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-362
    CWE-416
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 18.1 Yes
Hardware juniper ptx1000 - No
Hardware juniper ptx10001-36mr - No
Hardware juniper ptx10002 - No
Hardware juniper ptx10003 - No
Hardware juniper ptx10004 - No
Hardware juniper ptx10008 - No
Hardware juniper ptx10016 - No
Hardware juniper ptx3000 - No
Hardware juniper ptx5000 - No
Hardware juniper qfx10002 - No
Hardware juniper qfx10008 - No
Hardware juniper qfx10016 - No
References