An unauthenticated network-based attacker able to send a maliciously crafted LLDP packet to the local segment, through a local segment broadcast, may be able to cause a Junos device to enter an improper boundary check condition allowing a memory corruption to occur, leading to a denial of service. Further crafted packets may be able to sustain the denial of service condition. Score: 6.5 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H) Further, if the attacker is authenticated on the target device receiving and processing the malicious LLDP packet, while receiving the crafted packets, the attacker may be able to perform command or arbitrary code injection over the target device thereby elevating their permissions and privileges, and taking control of the device. Score: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) An unauthenticated network-based attacker able to send a maliciously crafted LLDP packet to one or more local segments, via LLDP proxy / tunneling agents or other LLDP through Layer 3 deployments, through one or more local segment broadcasts, may be able to cause multiple Junos devices to enter an improper boundary check condition allowing a memory corruption to occur, leading to multiple distributed Denials of Services. These Denials of Services attacks may have cascading Denials of Services to adjacent connected devices, impacts network devices, servers, workstations, etc. Further crafted packets may be able to sustain these Denials of Services conditions. Score 6.8 MEDIUM (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H) Further, if the attacker is authenticated on one or more target devices receiving and processing these malicious LLDP packets, while receiving the crafted packets, the attacker may be able to perform command or arbitrary code injection over multiple target devices thereby elevating their permissions and privileges, and taking control multiple devices. Score: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H) Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D71; 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S7; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D55; 14.1 versions prior to 14.1R8-S5, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D46, 14.1X53-D50, 14.1X53-D107; 14.2 versions prior to 14.2R7-S9, 14.2R8; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F2-S17, 15.1F5-S8, 15.1F6-S8, 15.1R5-S7, 15.1R7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D90; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D65; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R4-S6, 16.1R5; 16.1X65 versions prior to 16.1X65-D45; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
| Software | From | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d60 | 12.1x46-d60.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d30 | 12.1x46-d30.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d45 | 12.1x46-d45.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d50 | 12.1x46-d50.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d25 | 12.1x46-d25.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46 | 12.1x46.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d65 | 12.1x46-d65.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d35 | 12.1x46-d35.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d20 | 12.1x46-d20.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d40 | 12.1x46-d40.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d15 | 12.1x46-d15.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d10 | 12.1x46-d10.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.1x46-d55 | 12.1x46-d55.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r11 | 12.3-r11.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r2 | 12.3-r2.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r9 | 12.3-r9.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r4 | 12.3-r4.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r1 | 12.3-r1.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r7 | 12.3-r7.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r6 | 12.3-r6.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r12 | 12.3-r12.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r10 | 12.3-r10.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r5 | 12.3-r5.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r3 | 12.3-r3.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3 | 12.3.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3-r8 | 12.3-r8.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d10 | 12.3x48-d10.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d15 | 12.3x48-d15.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d35 | 12.3x48-d35.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d50 | 12.3x48-d50.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d30 | 12.3x48-d30.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d25 | 12.3x48-d25.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d45 | 12.3x48-d45.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d20 | 12.3x48-d20.x |
| juniper / junos | 12.3x48-d40 | 12.3x48-d40.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r1 | 14.1-r1.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r4 | 14.1-r4.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1 | 14.1.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r3 | 14.1-r3.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r8 | 14.1-r8.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r9 | 14.1-r9.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r7 | 14.1-r7.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r6 | 14.1-r6.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r2 | 14.1-r2.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1-r5 | 14.1-r5.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d45 | 14.1x53-d45.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d15 | 14.1x53-d15.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d35 | 14.1x53-d35.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d10 | 14.1x53-d10.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d40 | 14.1x53-d40.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d30 | 14.1x53-d30.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d25 | 14.1x53-d25.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d27 | 14.1x53-d27.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d16 | 14.1x53-d16.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53 | 14.1x53.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.1x53-d26 | 14.1x53-d26.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.2-r1 | 14.2-r1.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.2-r2 | 14.2-r2.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.2-r3 | 14.2-r3.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.2-r6 | 14.2-r6.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.2-r7 | 14.2-r7.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.2-r4 | 14.2-r4.x |
| juniper / junos | 14.2-r5 | 14.2-r5.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1-r7 | 15.1-r7.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1-f7 | 15.1-f7.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1-f6 | 15.1-f6.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1-f2 | 15.1-f2.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1-f5 | 15.1-f5.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d50 | 15.1x49-d50.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d30 | 15.1x49-d30.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d70 | 15.1x49-d70.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d80 | 15.1x49-d80.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d60 | 15.1x49-d60.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d35 | 15.1x49-d35.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d45 | 15.1x49-d45.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d75 | 15.1x49-d75.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d65 | 15.1x49-d65.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d40 | 15.1x49-d40.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d20 | 15.1x49-d20.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d10 | 15.1x49-d10.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x49-d55 | 15.1x49-d55.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d62 | 15.1x53-d62.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d20 | 15.1x53-d20.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d30 | 15.1x53-d30.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d33 | 15.1x53-d33.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d25 | 15.1x53-d25.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d63 | 15.1x53-d63.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d32 | 15.1x53-d32.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d34 | 15.1x53-d34.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d210 | 15.1x53-d210.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d21 | 15.1x53-d21.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d60 | 15.1x53-d60.x |
| juniper / junos | 15.1x53-d61 | 15.1x53-d61.x |
| juniper / junos | 16.1-r1 | 16.1-r1.x |
| juniper / junos | 16.1-r4 | 16.1-r4.x |
| juniper / junos | 16.1-r3 | 16.1-r3.x |
| juniper / junos | 16.1-r2 | 16.1-r2.x |
| juniper / junos | 16.1x65-d30 | 16.1x65-d30.x |
| juniper / junos | 16.1x65-d35 | 16.1x65-d35.x |
| juniper / junos | 16.1x65-d40 | 16.1x65-d40.x |
| juniper / junos | 16.2-r1 | 16.2-r1.x |
| juniper / junos | 17.1-r1 | 17.1-r1.x |
A security vulnerability is a weakness in software, hardware, or configuration that can be exploited to compromise confidentiality, integrity, or availability. Many vulnerabilities are tracked as CVEs (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures), which provide a standardized identifier so teams can coordinate patching, mitigation, and risk assessment across tools and vendors.
CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) estimates technical severity, but it doesn't automatically equal business risk. Prioritize using context like internet exposure, affected asset criticality, known exploitation (proof-of-concept or in-the-wild), and whether compensating controls exist. A "Medium" CVSS on an exposed, production system can be more urgent than a "Critical" on an isolated, non-production host.
A vulnerability is the underlying weakness. An exploit is the method or code used to take advantage of it. A zero-day is a vulnerability that is unknown to the vendor or has no publicly available fix when attackers begin using it. In practice, risk increases sharply when exploitation becomes reliable or widespread.
Recurring findings usually come from incomplete Asset Discovery, inconsistent patch management, inherited images, and configuration drift. In modern environments, you also need to watch the software supply chain: dependencies, containers, build pipelines, and third-party services can reintroduce the same weakness even after you patch a single host. Unknown or unmanaged assets (often called Shadow IT) are a common reason the same issues resurface.
Use a simple, repeatable triage model: focus first on externally exposed assets, high-value systems (identity, VPN, email, production), vulnerabilities with known exploits, and issues that enable remote code execution or privilege escalation. Then enforce patch SLAs and track progress using consistent metrics so remediation is steady, not reactive.
SynScan combines attack surface monitoring and continuous security auditing to keep your inventory current, flag high-impact vulnerabilities early, and help you turn raw findings into a practical remediation plan.