medium
5.3
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2020-1661: Junos OS: jdhcpd process crash when forwarding a malformed DHCP packet.

First published: Wed Oct 14 2020(Updated: )

On Juniper Networks Junos OS devices configured as a DHCP forwarder, the Juniper Networks Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Daemon (jdhcp) process might crash when receiving a malformed DHCP packet. This issue only affects devices configured as DHCP forwarder with forward-only option, that forward specified DHCP client packets, without creating a new subscriber session. The jdhcpd daemon automatically restarts without intervention, but continuous receipt of the malformed DHCP packet will repeatedly crash jdhcpd, leading to an extended Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue can be triggered only by DHCPv4, it cannot be triggered by DHCPv6. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S16; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D105 on SRX Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D60 on EX and QFX Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D221, 15.1X49-D230 on SRX Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D593 on EX2300/EX3400; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R7-S5.

Credit: sirt@juniper.net

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Juniper JUNOS=12.3
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r1
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r10
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r10-s1
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r10-s2
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r11
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s1
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s11
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s12
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s13
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s14
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s15
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s3
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s4
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s6
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r12-s8
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r2
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r3
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r4
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r5
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r6
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r7
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r8
Juniper JUNOS=12.3-r9
Juniper JUNOS=15.1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-a1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f2
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f2-s3
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f2-s4
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f3
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f4
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f5
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f5-s7
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s12
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s2
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s3
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s4
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f6-s7
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-f7
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r2
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r3
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r4
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r4-s7
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r4-s8
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r4-s9
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r5
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r5-s1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r5-s5
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r5-s6
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r6
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r6-s1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r6-s2
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r6-s6
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s1
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s2
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s3
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s4
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s5
Juniper JUNOS=15.1-r7-s6
Juniper JUNOS=16.1
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r1
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r2
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r3
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r3-s10
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r3-s11
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4-s12
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4-s2
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4-s3
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4-s4
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r4-s6
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r5
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r5-s4
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r6-s1
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r6-s6
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r7
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r7-s2
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r7-s3
Juniper JUNOS=16.1-r7-s4
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d10
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d100
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d15
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d20
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d25
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d30
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d35
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d40
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d45
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d50
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d51
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d55
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d60
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d65
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d70
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d75
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d80
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d90
Juniper JUNOS=12.3x48-d95
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d10
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d100
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d110
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d120
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d130
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d140
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d15
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d150
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d160
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d170
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d180
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d190
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d20
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d200
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d210
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d25
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d30
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d35
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d40
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d45
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d50
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d55
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d60
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d65
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d70
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d75
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d80
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x49-d90
Juniper SRX1500
Juniper SRX300
Juniper SRX320
Juniper SRX340
Juniper SRX345
Juniper SRX380
Juniper SRX4100
Juniper SRX4200
Juniper SRX4600
Juniper SRX5400
Juniper SRX550
juniper srx5600
Juniper SRX5800
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d10
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d20
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d21
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d210
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d230
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d231
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d232
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d233
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d234
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d235
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d236
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d237
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d25
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d30
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d31
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d32
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d33
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d34
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d40
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d45
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d47
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d470
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d48
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d495
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d50
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d51
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d52
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d55
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d56
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d57
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d58
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d59
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d590
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d591
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d592
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d60
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d61
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d62
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d63
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d64
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d65
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d66
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d67
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d68
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d69
Juniper JUNOS=15.1x53-d70
Juniper Ex2300
Juniper Ex3400
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d10
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d15
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d16
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d25
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d26
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d27
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d30
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d34
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d35
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d40
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d42
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d43
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d44
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d45
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d48
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d50
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d51
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d52
Juniper JUNOS=14.1x53-d53
Juniper Ex2300-c
Juniper Ex4300
Juniper EX4600
Juniper Ex4650
Juniper Ex9200
Juniper Ex9250
Juniper Qfx10002
Juniper Qfx10008
Juniper Qfx10016
Juniper Qfx5100
Juniper Qfx5110
Juniper Qfx5120
Juniper Qfx5130
Juniper Qfx5200
Juniper Qfx5210
Juniper Qfx5220

Remedy

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 12.3R12-S16, 12.3X48-D105, 15.1R7-S7, 15.1X49-D221, 15.1X49-D230, 15.1X53-D593, 16.1R7-S5, 16.2R1 and all subsequent releases.

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