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Medium · 6.5 CVE-2020-1670 EUVD-2020-12532GHSA-vm2q-68w5-cvc5

Junos OS: EX4300 Series: High CPU load due to receipt of specific IPv4 packets

Published Oct 16, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by juniper

Description

On Juniper Networks EX4300 Series, receipt of a stream of specific IPv4 packets can cause Routing Engine (RE) high CPU load, which could lead to network protocol operation issue and traffic interruption. This specific packets can originate only from within the broadcast domain where the device is connected. This issue occurs when the packets enter to the IRB interface. Only IPv4 packets can trigger this issue. IPv6 packets cannot trigger this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4300 series: 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S9; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S11, 17.4R3-S2; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S10; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S4; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S2; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S1; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2-S1, 19.2R3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.3 – < 17.3R3-S9, 17.4 – < 17.4R2-S11, 17.4R3-S2, 18.1 – < 18.1R3-S10, 18.2 – < 18.2R3-S4, 18.3 – < 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2, 18.4 – < 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S2, 19.1 – < 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S1, 19.2 – < 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2-S1, 19.2R3, 19.3 – < 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3, 19.4 – < 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2, 20.1 – < 20.1R1-S3… 17.3R3-S9

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