An Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved with BGP sharding configured allows an attacker triggering indirect next-hop updates, along with timing outside the attacker's control, to cause rpd to crash and restart, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). With BGP sharding enabled, triggering route resolution of an indirect next-hop (e.g., an IGP route change over which a BGP route gets resolved), may cause rpd to crash and restart. An attacker causing continuous IGP route churn, resulting in repeated route re-resolution, will increase the likelihood of triggering this issue, leading to a potentially extended DoS condition. This issue affects: Junos OS: * all versions before 21.4R3-S6, * from 22.1 before 22.1R3-S6, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S3, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S3, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2; Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 22.3R3-S3-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-EVO. Versions before Junos OS 21.3R1 and Junos OS Evolved 21.3R1-EVO are unaffected by this issue.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, indicating it requires adjacent network access 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 2 products from juniper, from juniper organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2025, 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.
2025-10-09T16:15:46.247
2026-01-23T18:36:28.293
Analyzed
CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 22.2 | 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 | 22.2 | 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 | 22.3 | 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 | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 23.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 23.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 23.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 23.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | < 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 22.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 23.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 23.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 23.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 23.2 | Yes |
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