An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to send a specific routing update, causing an rpd core due to memory corruption, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). This issue can only be triggered when the system is configured for CoS-based forwarding (CBF) with a policy map containing a cos-next-hop-map action (see below). This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 20.4R3-S10, * from 21.2 before 21.2R3-S8, * from 21.3 before 21.3R3, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3, * from 22.1 before 22.1R2; Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 21.2R3-S8-EVO, * from 21.3 before 21.3R3-EVO, * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-EVO, * from 22.1 before 22.1R2-EVO.
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.
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.
2024-04-12T16:15:37.207
2025-02-06T20:37:07.020
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 7.5 (HIGH)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 21.2 | 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 | 21.2 | 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 | 21.2 | 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 | 21.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.3 | 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 | 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 | 22.1 | 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 | 21.2 | 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 | 21.2 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.1 | Yes |
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.