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High · 7.5 CVE-2026-21905 EUVD-2026-2687GHSA-qxmf-m5mx-7vx7

Junos OS: SRX Series, MX Series with MX-SPC3 or MS-MPC: Receipt of multiple specific SIP messages results in flow management process crash

Published Jan 15, 2026 · Updated Jan 16, 2026 · Assigned by juniper

Description

A Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') vulnerability in the SIP application layer gateway (ALG) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series with MX-SPC3 or MS-MPC allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker sending specific SIP messages over TCP to crash the flow management process, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).

On SRX Series, and MX Series with MX-SPC3 or MS-MPC service cards, receipt of multiple SIP messages causes the SIP headers to be parsed incorrectly, eventually causing a continuous loop and leading to a watchdog timer expiration, crashing the flowd process on SRX Series and MX Series with MX-SPC3, or mspmand process on MX Series with MS-MPC.

This issue only occurs over TCP. SIP messages sent over UDP cannot trigger this issue.

This issue affects Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series with MX-SPC3 and MS-MPC:

* all versions before 21.2R3-S10, 
* from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S12, 
* from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S8, 
* from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S5, 
* from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S6, 
* from 24.2 before 24.2R2-S3, 
* from 24.4 before 24.4R2-S1, 
* from 25.2 before 25.2R1-S1, 25.2R2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Juniper Networks Junos OS < 21.2R3-S10, 21.4 – < 21.4R3-S12, 22.4 – < 22.4R3-S8, 23.2 – < 23.2R2-S5, 23.4 – < 23.4R2-S6, 24.2 – < 24.2R2-S3, 24.4 – < 24.4R2-S1, 25.2 – < 25.2R1-S1, 25.2R2 21.2R3-S10

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