CVE-2020-1646

Summary

On Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved devices, processing a specific UPDATE for an EBGP peer can lead to a routing process daemon (RPD) crash and restart. This issue occurs only when the device is receiving and processing the BGP UPDATE for an EBGP peer. This issue does not occur when the device is receiving and processing the BGP UPDATE for an IBGP peer. However, the offending BGP UPDATE can originally come from an EBGP peer, propagates through the network via IBGP peers without causing crash, then it causes RPD crash when it is processed for a BGP UPDATE towards an EBGP peer. Repeated receipt and processing of the same specific BGP UPDATE can result in an extended Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.3R3-S6, 17.4R2-S7, and 18.1R3-S7. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 19.2R2-EVO and later versions, prior to 19.3R1-EVO. Other Junos OS releases are not affected.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Juniper NetworksJunos OS17.3R3-S6affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS17.4R2-S7affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS18.1R3-S7affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS Evolvedunspecified < 19.3R1-EVOaffected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS Evolved19.2R2-EVO < 19.2-EVO*affected

Weaknesses

  • Denial of Service (DoS)
  • CWE-159: CWE-159 Failure to Sanitize Special Element

Workarounds

There are no available workarounds for this issue.

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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