CVE-2017-2314

Junos: RPD crash due to malformed BGP OPEN message

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 14, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJunos

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Receipt of a malformed BGP OPEN message may cause the routing protocol daemon (rpd) process to crash and restart. By continuously sending specially crafted BGP OPEN messages, an attacker can repeatedly crash the rpd process causing prolonged denial of service. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 prior to 12.3R12-S4, 12.3R13, 12.3R3-S4; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D50; 13.3 prior to 13.3R4-S11, 13.3R10; 14.1 prior to 14.1R8-S3, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40; 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35; 14.2 prior to 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R6-S4, 14.2R7; 15.1 prior to 15.1F2-S11, 15.1F4-S1-J1, 15.1F5-S3, 15.1F6, 15.1R4; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D100; 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D33, 15.1X53-D50.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Affected range stops below 12.3R12-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.3X48-D50, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 13.3R4-S11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1R8-S3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1X53-D40, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.1X55-D35, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 14.2R4-S7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1F2-S11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1X49-D100, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 15.1X53-D33, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038889
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10779

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20

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