Denial of service in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved rpd

1) Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

EUVDB-ID: #VU102532

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-21602

CWE-ID: CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the routing protocol daemon (rpd). A remote attacker on the local network can send a specific BGP update packet and crash the rpd daemon.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 21.1R1-S1 - 24.2R1

Junos OS Evolved: 21.1-EVO - 24.2R1-S1-EVO

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:21.2R3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:21.3R3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:21.4R3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.1R3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.2R3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.3R3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:22.4R3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:23.1R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:juniper_junos_os:23.2R2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:o:juniper_networks:junos_os_evolved:21.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

http://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2025-01-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-and-Junos-OS-Evolved-Receipt-of-specially-crafted-BGP-update-packet-causes-RPD-crash-CVE-2025-21602

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.