#VU116935 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2025-59962

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#VU116935 Access of Uninitialized Pointer in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2025-59962

Published: October 13, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU116935
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-59962
CWE-ID: CWE-824
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) with BGP sharding configured. A remote attacker can triggering indirect next-hop updates, along with timing outside the attacker's control to perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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