CVE-2021-0267
HIGHJuniper Junos OS 19.4-20.3 - Denial of Service via Crafted DHCP Packet in JDHCPD DHCP Relay Agent
Title source: llmDescription
An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in the active-lease query portion in JDHCPD's DHCP Relay Agent of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a crafted DHCP packet to the device thereby crashing the jdhcpd DHCP service. This is typically configured for Broadband Subscriber Sessions. Continued receipt and processing of this crafted packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S1, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R2. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11158
Scores
CVSS v3
7.4
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.2%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (4)
juniper/junos
19.4 r1 (7 CPE variants)
juniper/junos
20.1 r1 (6 CPE variants)
juniper/junos
20.2 r1 (8 CPE variants)
juniper/junos
20.3 r1 (2 CPE variants)
Published
Apr 22, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026