CVE-2021-0297
MEDIUMJuniper Junos OS Evolved BGP/LDP Session Bypass via TCP MD5 Authentication Mismatch
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the processing of TCP MD5 authentication in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved may allow a BGP or LDP session configured with MD5 authentication to succeed, even if the peer does not have TCP MD5 authentication enabled. This could lead to untrusted or unauthorized sessions being established, resulting in an impact on confidentiality or stability of the network. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions prior to 20.3R2-S1-EVO; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-EVO; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2-EVO. Juniper Networks Junos OS is not affected by this issue.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11211
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
39.8%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-755
Status
published
Products (3)
juniper/junos_os_evolved
20.3 r1 (3 CPE variants)
juniper/junos_os_evolved
20.4 r1
juniper/junos_os_evolved
21.1 r1
Published
Oct 19, 2021
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026