CVE-2021-31366

Summary

An Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in the authd (authentication daemon) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series configured for subscriber management / BBE allows an adjacent attacker to cause a crash by sending a specific username. This impacts authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services on the MX devices and leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Continued receipted of these PPP login request will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S9; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S12; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R3-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S6; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S1; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1 < 15.1R7-S9affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS17.3 < 17.3R3-S12affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS17.4 < 17.4R3-S5affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS18.1 < 18.1R3-S13affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS18.2 < 18.2R3-S8affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS18.3 < 18.3R3-S5affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS18.4 < 18.4R3-S9affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS19.1 < 19.1R3-S6affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS19.2 < 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS19.3 < 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS19.4 < 19.4R3-S3affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS20.1 < 20.1R3affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS20.2 < 20.2R3-S1affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS20.3 < 20.3R3affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS20.4 < 20.4R3affected
Juniper NetworksJunos OS21.1 < 21.1R2affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-252: CWE-252
  • Denial of Service (DoS)

Workarounds

Please always configure a domain map none:

[access domain map none]

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

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