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CVE-2023-28982

A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In a BGP rib sharding scenario, when an attribute of an active BGP route is updated memory will leak. As rpd memory usage increases over time the rpd process will eventually run out of memory, crash, and restart. The memory utilization can be monitored with the following CLI commands: show task memory show system processes extensive | match rpd This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S2; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S6; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 20.3-EVO version 20.3R1-EVO and later versions; 20.4-EVO versions prior to 20.4R3-S6-EVO; 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3-EVO versions prior to 21.3R2-EVO.

Security Impact Summary

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 2 products from juniper, from juniper organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2023, 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.

Published

2023-04-17T22:15:09.747

Last Modified

2024-11-21T07:56:20.227

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-401
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System juniper junos 20.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.1 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos 21.3 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 20.3 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
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 20.4 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.2 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.3 Yes
Operating System juniper junos_os_evolved 21.3 Yes
References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For juniper's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.