CVE-2021-0228

Junos OS: MX Series: DDoS LACP violation upon receipt of specific layer 2 frames in EVPN-VXLAN deployment

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Apr 22, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Reserved
Oct 27, 2020

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Description

An improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions vulnerability in Juniper Networks MX Series platforms with Trio-based MPC (Modular Port Concentrator) deployed in (Ethernet VPN) EVPN-(Virtual Extensible LAN) VXLAN configuration, may allow an attacker sending specific Layer 2 traffic to cause Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) protection to trigger unexpectedly, resulting in traffic impact. Continued receipt and processing of this specific Layer 2 frames will sustain the Denial of Service (DoS) condition. An indication of compromise is to check DDOS LACP violations: user@device> show ddos-protection protocols statistics brief | match lacp This issue only affects the MX Series platforms with Trio-based MPC. No other products or platforms are affected. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series: 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S9; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S11; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R3-S4; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S12; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2-S1, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2;

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hjuniper

Weaknesses

  • CWE-754 Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • 15.1 to before 15.1R7-S9Affected
  • 17.3 to before 17.3R3-S11Affected
  • 17.4 to before 17.4R3-S4Affected
  • 18.1 to before 18.1R3-S12Affected
  • 18.2 to before 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S8Affected
  • 18.3 to before 18.3R3-S4Affected
  • 18.4 to before 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7Affected
  • 19.1 to before 19.1R3-S4Affected
  • 19.2 to before 19.2R1-S6Affected
  • 19.3 to before 19.3R3-S2Affected
  • 19.4 to before 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2Affected
  • 20.1 to before 20.1R2, 20.1R3Affected
  • 20.2 to before 20.2R2-S1, 20.2R3Affected
  • 20.3 to before 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2Affected

References

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