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CVE-2020-1640

Junos OS: Receipt of certain genuine BGP packets from any BGP Speaker causes RPD to crash.

High7.5EPSS 1.4%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
juniper

Description

An improper use of a validation framework when processing incoming genuine BGP packets within Juniper Networks RPD (routing protocols process) daemon allows an attacker to crash RPD thereby causing a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This framework requires these packets to be passed. By continuously sending any of these types of formatted genuine packets, an attacker can repeatedly crash the RPD process causing a sustained Denial of Service. Authentication to the BGP peer is not required. This issue can be initiated or propagated through eBGP and iBGP and can impact devices in either modes of use as long as the devices are configured to support the compromised framework and a BGP path is activated or active. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 16.1 versions 16.1R7-S6 and later versions prior to 16.1R7-S8; 17.3 versions 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S6 and later versions prior to 17.3R3-S8; 17.4 versions 17.4R2-S7, 17.4R3 and later versions prior to 17.4R2-S11, 17.4R3-S2; 18.1 versions 18.1R3-S7 and later versions prior to 18.1R3-S10; 18.2 versions 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S2 and later versions prior to 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S5; 18.2X75 versions 18.2X75-D12, 18.2X75-D32, 18.2X75-D33, 18.2X75-D51, 18.2X75-D60, 18.2X75-D411, 18.2X75-D420 and later versions prior to 18.2X75-D32, 18.2X75-D33, 18.2X75-D420, 18.2X75-D52, 18.2X75-D60, 18.2X75-D65, 18.2X75-D70;(*1) 18.3 versions 18.3R1-S6, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3 and later versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 versions 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3 and later versions prior to 18.4R1-S7, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S3(*2); 19.1 versions 19.1R1-S3, 19.1R2 and later versions prior to 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions 19.2R1-S2, 19.2R2 and later versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2, 19.2R3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S3, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R2. This issue does not affect Junos OS prior to 16.1R1. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2020-1640, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
juniperCNA (assigner)3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.1High7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Juniper Networks · Junos OS

    • affected 16.1R7-S6 – < 16.1*
    • affected 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S6 – < 17.3*
    • affected 17.4R2-S7, 17.4R3 – < 17.4*
    • affected 18.1R3-S7 – < 18.1*
    • affected 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S2 – < 18.2*
    • affected 18.2X75-D12, 18.2X75-D32, 18.2X75-D33, 18.2X75-D51, 18.2X75-D60, 18.2X75-D411, 18.2X75-D420 – < 18.2X75*
    • affected 18.3R1-S6, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3 – < 18.3*
    • affected 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3 – < 18.4*
    • affected 19.1R1-S3, 19.1R2 – < 19.1*
    • affected 19.2R1-S2, 19.2R2 – < 19.2*
    • affected 19.3 – < 19.3R2-S3, 19.3R3
    • affected 19.4 – < 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R2, 19.4R3
    • affected 20.1 – < 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R2

What to do

Solution: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 16.1R7-S8, 17.3R3-S8, 17.4R2-S11, 17.4R3-S2, 18.1R3-S10, 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S5, 18.2X75-D32, 18.2X75-D33, 18.2X75-D420, 18.2X75-D52, 18.2X75-D60, 18.2X75-D65, 18.2X75-D70;(*1), 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2, 18.4R1-S7, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S3(*2), 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S2, 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2, 19.2R3, 19.3R2-S3, 19.3R3, 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R2, 19.4R3, 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R2, 20.2R1, and subsequent releases. *1: For 18.2X75 customers. Please speak with your account manager regarding applicable respin release identifiers for affected-to to affected-from, and resolved-in release targets. *2: Pending publication.

Workaround: There are no available workarounds for this issue.

Exploitation: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.

References (1)

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