7.5
HIGH
CVE-2025-21599
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved IPv6 Malformed Packet Memory Exhaustion Denial of Service
Description

A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Juniper Tunnel Driver (jtd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service.  Receipt of specifically malformed IPv6 packets, destined to the device, causes kernel memory to not be freed, resulting in memory exhaustion leading to a system crash and Denial of Service (DoS). Continuous receipt and processing of these packets will continue to exhaust kernel memory, creating a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue only affects systems configured with IPv6. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:  * from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S5-EVO,  * from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,  * from 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-S2-EVO,  * from 24.2-EVO before 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 22.4R1-EVO.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 9, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-21599 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_os_evolved
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
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-2025-21599.

URL Resource
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA92869

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-21599 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
CVE-2024-41787 (CVSS 9.8): Critical IBM DOORS Next Flaw Enables Remote Code Execution

IBM has issued an urgent security bulletin regarding two critical vulnerabilities affecting its Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next software. Identified as CVE-2024-41779 and CVE-2024-41787 ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 (1 week, 1 day ago)
CVE-2024-41787 CVE-2025-21598 CVE-2025-21599 CVE-2024-49803 CVE-2024-41779
  • Cybersecurity News
Unauthenticated Attackers Can Exploit Junos Vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-21598 & CVE-2025-21599)

Juniper Networks has released advisories detailing two significant vulnerabilities affecting their Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved systems. Both issues highlight risks for network administrators and und ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 14, 2025 (1 week, 1 day ago)
CVE-2025-21598 CVE-2025-21599 CVE-2024-21591

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-21599 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Juniper Tunnel Driver (jtd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service.  Receipt of specifically malformed IPv6 packets, destined to the device, causes kernel memory to not be freed, resulting in memory exhaustion leading to a system crash and Denial of Service (DoS). Continuous receipt and processing of these packets will continue to exhaust kernel memory, creating a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue only affects systems configured with IPv6. This issue affects Junos OS Evolved:  * from 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S5-EVO,  * from 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,  * from 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-S2-EVO,  * from 24.2-EVO before 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 22.4R1-EVO.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-401
    Added Reference https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA92869
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