What is CVE-2021-0233?

CVE-2021-0233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Acx4000, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-04-22.

How severe is CVE-2021-0233?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Juniper Acx4000

CVE-2021-0233

A vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS ACX500 Series, ACX4000 Series, may allow an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a high rate of specific packets to the device, resulting in a Forwarding Engine Board (FFEB) cr…

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.010 (56.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Juniper Acx4000
Juniper Acx500
Juniper Junos — versions 17.4
Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions 17.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-0233?: CVE-2021-0233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Acx4000, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-04-22.
How severe is CVE-2021-0233?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.