Vulnerability in Juniper Junos
CVE-2024-21616
An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS). On all Junos OS MX…
EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th 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 Junos — versions 21.2, 21.3, 21.4
- Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions 0, 21.3, 21.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sirt@juniper.net (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- sirt@juniper.net (technical-description, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-21616?
- CVE-2024-21616 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under CWE-1286. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2024-21616?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-21616 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.