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CVE-2021-31361

Junos OS: QFX Series and PTX Series: FPC resource usage increases when certain packets are processed which are being VXLAN encapsulated

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published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 17.3R3-S11, 18.1R3-S12, 18.3R3-S4, 19.3R3-S1, 18.4R3-S9, and 2 more
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability combined with Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX Series and PTX Series allows an unauthenticated network based attacker to cause increased FPC CPU utilization by sending specific IP packets which are being VXLAN encapsulated leading to a partial Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipted of these specific traffic will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX Series: All versions prior to 17.3R3-S11; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S4; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S12; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S7; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S6, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S3, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS on PTX Series: All versions prior to 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S6; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R3-S5; 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-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS

    fixed in 17.3R3-S11; From 18.1 · fixed in 18.1R3-S12; From 18.3 · fixed in 18.3R3-S4; From 19.3 · fixed in 19.3R3-S1

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS

    fixed in 18.4R3-S9; From 19.1 · fixed in 19.1R3-S6; From 20.2 · fixed in 20.2R3-S1

References 1

kb.juniper.net