7.5
HIGH
CVE-2021-0270
Juniper Junos OS Inline-JFlow Authenticated DoS Attack
Description

On PTX Series and QFX10k Series devices with the "inline-jflow" feature enabled, a use after free weakness in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) microkernel architecture of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) condition whereby one or more Flexible PIC Concentrators (FPCs) may restart. As this is a race condition situation this issue become more likely to be hit when network instability occurs, such as but not limited to BGP/IGP reconvergences, and/or further likely to occur when more active "traffic flows" are occurring through the device. When this issue occurs, it will cause one or more FPCs to restart unexpectedly. During FPC restarts core files will be generated. While the core file is generated traffic will be disrupted. Sustained receipt of large traffic flows and reconvergence-like situations may sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) situation. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.1 version 18.1R2 and later versions prior to 18.1R3-S10 on PTX Series, QFX10K Series.

INFO

Published Date :

April 22, 2021, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 28, 2021, 6:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-0270 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Juniper junos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2021-0270.

URL Resource
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11161 Vendor Advisory
https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/task/configuration/inline-flow-monitoring-ptx.html Vendor Advisory

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11161 No Types Assigned https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11161 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/task/configuration/inline-flow-monitoring-ptx.html No Types Assigned https://www.juniper.net/documentation/en_US/junos/topics/task/configuration/inline-flow-monitoring-ptx.html Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-362
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s9:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx1000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10001-36mr:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10002:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10003:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10004:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx10016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx3000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:ptx5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:qfx10002:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:qfx10008:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:juniper:qfx10016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.01%

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0.45347

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