CVE-2020-1638

HIGH

Junos OS 19.2-19.4 and Junos OS Evolved 19.2-EVO-19.4-EVO - Denial of Service via IPv4 Packet Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The FPC (Flexible PIC Concentrator) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved may restart after processing a specific IPv4 packet. Only packets destined to the device itself, successfully reaching the RE through existing edge and control plane filtering, will be able to cause the FPC restart. When this issue occurs, all traffic via the FPC will be dropped. By continuously sending this specific IPv4 packet, an attacker can repeatedly crash the FPC, causing an extended Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue can only occur when processing a specific IPv4 packet. IPv6 packets cannot trigger this issue. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MPC10E or MPC11E and PTX10001: 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S4, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S2, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S1, 19.4R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on on QFX5220, and PTX10003 series: 19.2-EVO versions; 19.3-EVO versions; 19.4-EVO versions prior to 19.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Junos OS versions prior to 19.2R1. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 19.2R1-EVO.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11019

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 60.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-467
Status published
Products (6)
juniper/junos 19.2 (5 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 19.3 r1 (4 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 19.4 r1
juniper/junos_os_evolved 19.2 r1
juniper/junos_os_evolved 19.3 r2
juniper/junos_os_evolved 19.4 r1
Published Apr 08, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026