CVE-2024-39516: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: With certain BGP options enabled, receipt of specifically malformed BGP update causes RPD crash

Published Oct 9, 2024
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Updated

An Out-of-Bounds Read vulnerability in

the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of

Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker sending a specifically malformed BGP packet to cause rpd to crash and restart, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition.

This issue only affects systems configured in either of two ways:

systems with BGP traceoptions enabled

systems with BGP traffic engineering configured

This issue can affect iBGP and eBGP with

any address family

configured. The specific attribute involved is non-transitive, and will not propagate across a network.

This issue affects:

Junos OS:

All versions before 21.4R3-S8, 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,  22.3 before 22.3R3-S4,  22.4 before 22.4R3-S3,  23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,  23.4 before 23.4R2;

Junos OS Evolved:

All versions before 21.4R3-S8-EVO,  22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S5-EVO,  22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S4-EVO,  22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S3-EVO,  23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,  23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO.

Affected Software

124 affected components
Juniper Networks Junos OS<21.4R3-S8
Juniper Networks Junos OS<22.2R3-S5
Juniper Networks Junos OS<22.3R3-S4
Juniper Networks Junos OS<22.4R3-S3
Juniper Networks Junos OS<23.2R2-S2
Juniper Networks Junos OS<23.4R2
Juniper Junos<21.4
Juniper Junos=21.4
Juniper Junos=21.4-r1
Juniper Junos=21.4-r1-s1
Juniper Junos=21.4-r1-s2
Juniper Junos=21.4-r2
Juniper Junos=21.4-r2-s1
Juniper Junos=21.4-r2-s2
Juniper Junos=21.4-r3
Juniper Junos=21.4-r3-s1
Juniper Junos=21.4-r3-s2
Juniper Junos=21.4-r3-s3
Juniper Junos=21.4-r3-s4
Juniper Junos=21.4-r3-s5
Juniper Junos=21.4-r3-s6
Juniper Junos=21.4-r3-s7
Juniper Junos=22.2
Juniper Junos=22.2-r1
Juniper Junos=22.2-r1-s1
Juniper Junos=22.2-r1-s2
Juniper Junos=22.2-r2
Juniper Junos=22.2-r2-s1
Juniper Junos=22.2-r2-s2
Juniper Junos=22.2-r3
Juniper Junos=22.2-r3-s1
Juniper Junos=22.2-r3-s2
Juniper Junos=22.2-r3-s3
Juniper Junos=22.2-r3-s4
Juniper Junos=22.3
Juniper Junos=22.3-r1
Juniper Junos=22.3-r1-s1
Juniper Junos=22.3-r1-s2
Juniper Junos=22.3-r2
Juniper Junos=22.3-r2-s1
Juniper Junos=22.3-r2-s2
Juniper Junos=22.3-r3
Juniper Junos=22.3-r3-s1
Juniper Junos=22.3-r3-s2
Juniper Junos=22.3-r3-s3
Juniper Junos=22.4
Juniper Junos=22.4-r1
Juniper Junos=22.4-r1-s1
Juniper Junos=22.4-r1-s2
Juniper Junos=22.4-r2
Juniper Junos=22.4-r2-s1
Juniper Junos=22.4-r2-s2
Juniper Junos=22.4-r3
Juniper Junos=22.4-r3-s1
Juniper Junos=22.4-r3-s2
Juniper Junos=23.2
Juniper Junos=23.2-r1
Juniper Junos=23.2-r1-s1
Juniper Junos=23.2-r1-s2
Juniper Junos=23.2-r2
Juniper Junos=23.2-r2-s1
Juniper Junos=23.4
Juniper Junos=23.4-r1
Juniper Junos=23.4-r1-s1
Juniper Junos=23.4-r1-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved<21.4
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r1-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r2-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s3
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s4
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s5
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s6
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=21.4-r3-s7
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r1-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r2-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3-s3
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.2-r3-s4
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r1-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r2-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r3
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r3-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r3-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.3-r3-s3
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r1-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r2-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r2-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r3
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r3-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=22.4-r3-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.2-r1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.2-r1-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.2-r1-s2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.2-r2
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.2-r2-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.4
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.4-r1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.4-r1-s1
Juniper Junos OS Evolved=23.4-r1-s2

Remediation

Information

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS: 21.4R3-S8, 22.2R3-S5*, 22.3R3-S4*, 22.4R3-S3, 23.2R2-S2, 23.4R2, 24.2R1, and all subsequent releases. Junos OS Evolved: 21.4R3-S8-EVO, 22.2R3-S5-EVO*, 22.3R3-S4-EVO*, 22.4R3-S3-EVO, 23.2R2-S2-EVO, 23.4R2-EVO, 24.2R1-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO, 24.4R1-EVO*, and all subsequent releases. *Future release

Event History

Oct 9, 2024
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:00 PM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·08:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2024-39516?

CVE-2024-39516 is classified as a Denial of Service vulnerability.

2

How do I fix CVE-2024-39516?

To fix CVE-2024-39516, apply the latest security updates provided by Juniper Networks for affected versions of Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2024-39516?

CVE-2024-39516 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved versions up to 21.4R3-S8, 22.2R3-S5, 22.3R3-S4, 22.4R3-S3, 23.2R2-S2, and 23.4R2.

4

Can CVE-2024-39516 be exploited remotely?

Yes, CVE-2024-39516 can be exploited by unauthenticated network-based attackers.

5

What impact does CVE-2024-39516 have on network services?

CVE-2024-39516 can cause the routing protocol daemon (rpd) to crash and restart, leading to a temporary denial of service for network routing.

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