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CVE-2021-0299

Junos OS: Kernel crash (vmcore) upon receipt of a malformed IPv6 packet

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 19.4R3, 20.1R2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the processing of a transit or directly received malformed IPv6 packet in Juniper Networks Junos OS results in a kernel crash, causing the device to restart, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue only affects systems with IPv6 configured. Devices with only IPv4 configured are not vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R1-S1, 20.2R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.4R1.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
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Affected versions

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS

    From 19.4 · fixed in 19.4R3; From 20.1 · fixed in 20.1R2

References 1

kb.juniper.net