Out-of-bounds Read in Juniper Ex2300
CVE-2021-0261
A vulnerability in the HTTP/HTTPS service used by J-Web, Web Authentication, Dynamic-VPN (DVPN), Firewall Authentication Pass-Through with Web-Redirect, and Captive Portal allows an unauthenticated attacker to cause an extended Denial of Service (DoS) for these services by sending a high number of specific requests. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S17 on EX Series; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D105 on SRX Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S8; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D230 on SRX Series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S8; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S4; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R1-S1, 20.2R2.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (64.3th 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-0261?
- CVE-2021-0261 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Ex2300, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2021-0261?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.