CVE-2024-21605

Junos OS: SRX 300 Series: Specific link local traffic causes a control plane overload

Published Apr 12, 2024 CVSS 4.0 · 7.1 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX 300 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).



Specific valid link-local traffic is not blocked on ports in STP blocked state but is instead sent to the control plane of the device. This leads to excessive resource consumption and in turn severe impact on all control and management protocols of the device.



This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS:
* 21.2 version 21.2R3-S3 and later versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;
* 22.1 version 22.1R3 and later versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;
* 22.2 version

22.2R2

and later versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2;
* 22.3 version

22.3R2

and later versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;

* 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;
* 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.




This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4R1 and later versions of 21.4.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 21.2R3-S6, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3-S2, 22.3R3-S1, 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3, 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2, 23.4R1, and all subsequent releases.


Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-19253 An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX 300 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). Specific valid link-local traffic is not blocked on ports in STP blocked state but is instead sent to the control plane of the device. This leads to excessive resource consumption and in turn severe impact on all control and management protocols of the device. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: * 21.2 version 21.2R3-S3 and later versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6; * 22.1 version 22.1R3 and later versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4; * 22.2 version 22.2R2 and later versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2; * 22.3 version 22.3R2 and later versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1; * 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3; * 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4R1 and later versions of 21.4.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Juniper
Juniper junos
Juniper srx300
Juniper srx320
Juniper srx340
Juniper srx345
Juniper srx380
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx300:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx320:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx340:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx345:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:juniper:srx380:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:23.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Juniper
Juniper junos
Juniper srx300
Juniper srx320
Juniper srx340
Juniper srx345
Juniper srx380
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
Aug 9, 2024, 8:09 PM
Reserved
Dec 27, 2023, 7:38 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Apr 12, 2024, 3:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:09 AM