01 Record

CVE-2021-0284

Junos OS: Upon receipt of specific sequences of genuine packets destined to the device the kernel will crash and restart (vmcore)

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: juniper

CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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02 Description

Junos OS: Upon receipt of specific sequences of genuine packets destined to the device the kernel will crash and restart (vmcore)

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation: Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision: Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability: 0.99% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile: Equal to or higher than the score of 62.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score: 7.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD analysis status: Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity: No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published

2021-08-17 22:50Z5 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-16 21:03Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2020-10-27

Assigning CNA

juniper

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CNA CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

3cf1fb7aa9a4aa74d53cadcc5b34fb36a26580bc7b71276c965c5748f76536a6

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms

Juniper NetworksJunos OS12.3 to < 12.3R12-S19, 15.1 to < 15.1R7-S10, 17.3 to < 17.3R3-S12, 18.4 to < 18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S9, 19.1 to < 19.1R3-S7, 19.2 to < 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3, 19.3 to < 19.3R2-S7, 19.3R3-S3, 19.4 to < 19.4R3-S5, 20.1 to < 20.1R3-S1, 20.2 to < 20.2R3-S2, 20.3 to < 20.3R3-S1, 20.4 to < 20.4R2-S2, 20.4R3, 21.1 to < 21.1R2, 21.2 to < 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2—

06 References

kb.juniper.nethttps://kb.juniper.net/JSA11200x_refsource_CONFIRM

07 Remediation

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 12.3R12-S19, 15.1R7-S10, 17.3R3-S12, 18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S9, 19.1R3-S7, 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3, 19.3R2-S7, 19.3R3-S3, 19.4R3-S5, 20.1R3-S1, 20.2R3-S2, 20.3R3-S1, 20.4R2-S2, 20.4R3, 21.1R2, 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R2, 21.3R1, and all subsequent releases.