An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). If an attacker sends high rate of specific ICMP traffic to a device with VXLAN configured, this causes a deadlock of the PFE and results in the device becoming unresponsive. A manual restart will be required to recover the device. This issue only affects EX4100, EX4400, EX4600, QFX5000 Series devices. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS * 21.4R3 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S4; * 22.1R3 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S3; * 22.2R2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S1; * 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3; * 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2; * 23.1 versions earlier than 23.1R2.
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 16 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 13 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2024, 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.
2024-01-12T01:15:47.063
2026-06-17T07:09:47.290
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 23.1 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4400 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5100 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5100-96s | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5110 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5120 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5130 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5200-32c | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5200-48y | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5210 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5210-64c | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5220 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | qfx5700 | - | No |
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