Vulnerability in Juniper Junos
CVE-2025-21602
An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker sending a specific BGP update packet to cause rpd to crash and restart, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Continuous receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability. This issue affects Junos OS: * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S9, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S5, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S3, * from 24.2 before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2; This issue does not affect versions prior to 21.1R1. Junos OS Evolved: * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S9-EVO, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5-EVO, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S5-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S3-EVO, * from 24.2 before 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO. This issue does not affect versions prior to 21.1R1-EVO
EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th 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 21.2, 21.4, 22.2
- Juniper Junos_os_evolved — versions 21.2, 21.4, 22.2
- Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions 21.4, 22.2, 22.3
- Juniper Networks Junos Os Evolved — versions 21.4, 22.2, 22.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sirt@juniper.net (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-21602?
- CVE-2025-21602 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2025-21602?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.