In Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved an attacker sending certain valid BGP update packets may cause Junos OS Evolved to access an uninitialized pointer causing RPD to core leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt of these types of valid BGP update packets will cause an extended Denial of Service condition. RPD will require a restart to recover. An indicator of compromise is to see if the file rpd.re exists by issuing the command: show system core-dumps This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S2-EVO; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S2-EVO, 20.1R2-S1-EVO. This issue does not affect Junos OS.
Published 2021-01-15 18:15:15
Updated 2021-10-25 15:20:21
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Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2021-0209

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2021-0209

0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 23 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2021-0209

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.7
MEDIUM AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
5.5
6.9
NIST
6.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8
3.6
NIST
6.5
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.8
3.6
Juniper Networks, Inc.

CWE ids for CVE-2021-0209

References for CVE-2021-0209

  • https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11099
    2021-01 Security Bulletin: Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of certain valid BGP update packets from BGP peers may cause RPD to core when using REGEX. (CVE-2021-0209) - Juniper Networks
    Vendor Advisory
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