CVE-2020-1651

MEDIUM

Juniper Junos OS 17.2-18.1 - Denial of Service via Layer 2 Frame Memory Leak

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

On Juniper Networks MX series, receipt of a stream of specific Layer 2 frames may cause a memory leak resulting in the packet forwarding engine (PFE) on the line card to crash and restart, causing traffic interruption. By continuously sending this stream of specific layer 2 frame, an attacker connected to the same broadcast domain can repeatedly crash the PFE, causing a prolonged Denial of Service (DoS). This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series: 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R3-S4; 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D105.19; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S7; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS releases prior to 17.2R1.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11038

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0008
EPSS Percentile 23.6%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-401 CWE-19
Status published
Products (5)
juniper/junos 17.2 (16 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 17.2x75 (5 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 17.3 (12 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 17.4 (4 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 18.1 (2 CPE variants)
Published Jul 17, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026