CVE-2021-0239

MEDIUM

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved - DoS

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

In Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved, receipt of a stream of specific genuine Layer 2 frames may cause the Advanced Forwarding Toolkit (AFT) manager process (Evo-aftmand), responsible for handling Route, Class-of-Service (CoS), Firewall operations within the packet forwarding engine (PFE) to crash and restart, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. By continuously sending this specific stream of genuine Layer 2 frames, an attacker can repeatedly crash the PFE, causing a sustained Denial of Service (DoS). This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions prior to 20.4R1-EVO. This issue does not affect Junos OS versions.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11134

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 41.8%
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-754
Status published
Products (1)
juniper/junos_os_evolved 20.4 r1
Published Apr 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026