CVE-2021-0262

MEDIUM

Juniper Junos OS QFX10002-60C Use-After-Free in PFE Packet Processing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Through routine static code analysis of the Juniper Networks Junos OS software codebase, the Secure Development Life Cycle team identified a Use After Free vulnerability in PFE packet processing on the QFX10002-60C switching platform. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a logically adjacent attacker to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued exploitation of this vulnerability will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue only affects QFX10002-60C devices. No other product or platform is vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX10002-60C: 19.1 version 19.1R3-S1 and later versions; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S3; 19.2 version 19.2R2 and later versions; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R1-S2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS: versions prior to 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R2; any version of 19.3; version 20.2R2 and later releases.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11153

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-416
Status published
Products (3)
juniper/junos 19.1 r3-s1 (2 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 19.2 r2 (3 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 20.2 r1 (2 CPE variants)
Published Apr 22, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026