What is CVE-2024-21587?

CVE-2024-21587 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-21587?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Juniper Junos

CVE-2024-21587

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the broadband edge subscriber management daemon (bbe-smgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an attacker directly connected to the vulnerable system who repeat…

EPSS: 0.003 (19.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Juniper Junos — versions 20.4, 21.2, 21.3
Juniper Mx10
Juniper Mx10000
Juniper Mx10003
Juniper Mx10004
Juniper Mx10008
Juniper Mx10016
Juniper Mx104
Juniper Mx150
Juniper Mx2008

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-755 — Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

References

sirt@juniper.net (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
sirt@juniper.net (technical-description, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-21587?: CVE-2024-21587 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2024-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-21587?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.