Input validation error in Junos OS - CVE-2021-0288
Published: July 15, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU54916
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0288
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the processing of specific MPLS packets in FPC. A remote attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Junos OS
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0288
Install updates from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 17.3R3-S12, 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S5, 18.1R3-S13, 18.2R3-S8, 18.3R3-S5, 18.4R2-S8, 18.4R3-S8, 19.1R3-S5, 19.2R3-S2, 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2, 20.1R3, 20.2R2-S2, 20.2R3, 20.3R2, 20.4R2, 21.1R1