Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: In a BGP multipath scenario, when one of the contributing routes is flapping often and rapidly, rpd may crash

Summary

A Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated attacker with an established BGP session to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In a BGP multipath scenario, when one of the contributing routes is flapping often and rapidly, rpd may crash. As this crash depends on whether a route is a contributing route, and on the internal timing of the events triggered by the flap this vulnerability is outside the direct control of a potential attacker. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S6; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S4; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S4; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved All versions prior to 20.4R3-S4-EVO; 21.1-EVO version 21.1R1-EVO and later versions; 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R2-EVO; 21.3-EVO versions prior to 21.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R2, 19.3R1 and above prior to 20.2R1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 20.2R1-EVO.

Timeline

1. Oct 18, 2022, 2:46 AM UTCCVE published
2. May 12, 2025, 2:42 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. May 12, 2025, 2:42 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• Juniper Networks Junos OS

  From 20.2 · fixed in 20.2R3-S4; From 20.3 · fixed in 20.3R3-S3; From 20.4 · fixed in 20.4R3-S4; From 21.1 · fixed in 21.1R3; From 21.2 · fixed in 21.2R2; From 21.3 · fixed in 21.3R2

• Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved

  fixed in 20.4R3-S4-EVO; From 21.1R1-EVO; From 21.2-EVO · fixed in 21.2R2-EVO; From 21.3-EVO · fixed in 21.3R2-EVO

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