CVE-2021-31366

Junos OS: MX Series: In subscriber management / BBE configuration authd can crash if a subscriber with a specific username tries to login leading to a DoS

State
Published
Severity
6.5 Medium
Published
Oct 19, 2021
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Reserved
Apr 15, 2021

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Description

An Unchecked Return Value vulnerability in the authd (authentication daemon) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series configured for subscriber management / BBE allows an adjacent attacker to cause a crash by sending a specific username. This impacts authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) services on the MX devices and leads to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Continued receipted of these PPP login request will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S9; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S12; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R3-S5; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S6; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S1; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2.

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

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • 15.1 to before 15.1R7-S9Affected
  • 17.3 to before 17.3R3-S12Affected
  • 17.4 to before 17.4R3-S5Affected
  • 18.1 to before 18.1R3-S13Affected
  • 18.2 to before 18.2R3-S8Affected
  • 18.3 to before 18.3R3-S5Affected
  • 18.4 to before 18.4R3-S9Affected
  • 19.1 to before 19.1R3-S6Affected
  • 19.2 to before 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3Affected
  • 19.3 to before 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3Affected
  • 19.4 to before 19.4R3-S3Affected
  • 20.1 to before 20.1R3Affected
  • 20.2 to before 20.2R3-S1Affected
  • 20.3 to before 20.3R3Affected
  • 20.4 to before 20.4R3Affected
  • 21.1 to before 21.1R2Affected

References

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