Out-of-bounds read in Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2021-0277
Published: July 20, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55001
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-0277
CWE-ID: CWE-125
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 a boundary condition in the processing of specially crafted LLDP frames by the Layer 2 Control Protocol Daemon (l2cpd). A remote attacker on the local network can trigger out-of-bounds read error and cause a denial of service condition on the system.
Affected software
Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved
Junos OS Evolved
How to mitigate CVE-2021-0277
Install update from vendor's website.
Junos OS - addressed in versions 12.3R12-S18, 15.1R7-S9, 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, 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S2, 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S3, 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3, 20.2R3-S1, 20.3R2-S1, 20.3R3, 20.4R2, 20.4R3, 21.1R1, 21.1R2, 21.2R1
Junos OS Evolved - update to 20.4R2-EVO
Junos OS Evolved - update to 20.4R2-EVO