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CVE-2021-31353

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an attacker to inject a specific BGP update, causing the routing protocol daemon (RPD) to crash and restart, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of the BGP update will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects very specific versions of Juniper Networks Junos OS: 19.3R3-S2; 19.4R3-S3; 20.2 versions 20.2R2-S3 and later, prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions 20.3R2 and later, prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions 20.4R2 and later, prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.1 is not affected by this issue. This issue also affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions prior to 20.4R2-S3-EVO, 20.4R3-EVO; 21.1-EVO versions prior to 21.1R2-EVO; 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R2-EVO.

  • Published: Oct 19, 2021
  • Updated: May 4, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2021-31353
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
juniper / junos_os_evolved 20.4-r1 20.4-r1.x
juniper / junos 20.2-r2-s3 20.2-r2-s3.x
juniper / junos 20.3-r2 20.3-r2.x
juniper / junos 21.1-r1 21.1-r1.x
juniper / junos 20.4-r2 20.4-r2.x
juniper / junos 20.3-r2-s1 20.3-r2-s1.x
juniper / junos 20.2-r3 20.2-r3.x
juniper / junos 20.2-r3-s1 20.2-r3-s1.x
juniper / junos 19.4-r3-s3 19.4-r3-s3.x
juniper / junos 19.3-r3-s2 19.3-r3-s2.x
juniper / junos 20.4-r2-s1 20.4-r2-s1.x
juniper / junos 21.1-r1-s1 21.1-r1-s1.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 21.1-r1 21.1-r1.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 21.1-r1-s1 21.1-r1-s1.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 21.2-r1 21.2-r1.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 21.2-r1-s1 21.2-r1-s1.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 20.4-r1-s1 20.4-r1-s1.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 20.4-r1-s2 20.4-r1-s2.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 20.4-r2 20.4-r2.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 20.4-r2-s1 20.4-r2-s1.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved 20.4-r2-s2 20.4-r2-s2.x
juniper / junos_os_evolved - 20.3.x