CVE-2025-21602

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Receipt of specially crafted BGP update packet causes RPD crash

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: January 9, 2025 at 04:49 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:43 AM UTC

3 products affected across 2 vendorsJunosJunos OS EvolvedJunos OS Evolved

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker sending a specific BGP update packet to cause rpd to crash and restart, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Continuous receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability. This issue affects Junos OS: * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S9, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S5, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S3, * from 24.2 before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2; This issue does not affect versions prior to 21.1R1. Junos OS Evolved: * from 21.4 before 21.4R3-S9-EVO, * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5-EVO, * from 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4-EVO, * from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S5-EVO, * from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3-EVO, * from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S3-EVO, * from 24.2 before 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO. This issue does not affect versions prior to 21.1R1-EVO

Affected

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

Junos · Juniper Networks

95%

21.4 ≤ v < 21.4R3-S922.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S522.3 ≤ v < 22.3R3-S422.4 ≤ v < 22.4R3-S523.2 ≤ v < 23.2R2-S323.4 ≤ v < 23.4R2-S324.2 ≤ v < 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R221.2 21.2 r1 21.2 r1-s1 21.2 r1-s2 21.2 r2 21.2 r2-s1 21.2 r2-s2 21.2 r3 21.2 r3-s1 21.2 r3-s2 21.2 r3-s3 21.2 r3-s4 21.2 r3-s5 21.2 r3-s6 21.2 r3-s7 21.2 r3-s8 21.4 21.4 r1 21.4 r1-s1 21.4 r1-s2 21.4 r2 21.4 r2-s1 21.4 r2-s2 21.4 r3 21.4 r3-s1 21.4 r3-s2 21.4 r3-s3 21.4 r3-s4 21.4 r3-s5 21.4 r3-s6 21.4 r3-s7 21.4 r3-s8 22.2 22.2 r1 22.2 r1-s1 22.2 r1-s2 22.2 r2 22.2 r2-s1 22.2 r2-s2 22.2 r3 22.2 r3-s1 22.2 r3-s2 22.2 r3-s3 22.2 r3-s4 22.3 22.3 r1 22.3 r1-s1 22.3 r1-s2 22.3 r2 22.3 r2-s1 22.3 r2-s2 22.3 r3 22.3 r3-s1 22.3 r3-s2 22.3 r3-s3 22.4 22.4 r1 22.4 r1-s1 22.4 r1-s2 22.4 r2 22.4 r2-s1 22.4 r2-s2 22.4 r3 22.4 r3-s1 22.4 r3-s2 22.4 r3-s3 22.4 r3-s4 23.2 23.2 r1 23.2 r1-s1 23.2 r1-s2 23.2 r2 23.2 r2-s1 23.2 r2-s2 23.4 23.4 r1 23.4 r1-s1 23.4 r1-s2 23.4 r2 23.4 r2-s1 23.4 r2-s2 24.2 24.2 r1 24.2 r1-s1 24.2 r2

Vendor states this is fixed in 21.3R1 (unaffected)

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.3R3-S4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.4R3-S5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.2R2-S3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.4R2-S3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Junos OS Evolved · Juniper Networks

60%

21.4 ≤ v < 21.4R3-S9-EVO22.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S5-EVO22.3 ≤ v < 22.3R3-S4-EVO22.4 ≤ v < 22.4R3-S5-EVO23.2 ≤ v < 23.2R2-S3-EVO23.4 ≤ v < 23.4R2-S3-EVO24.2 ≤ v < 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO21.4 22.2 22.3 22.4 23.2 23.4 24.2

Vendor states this is fixed in 21.3R1-EVO (unaffected)

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S9-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.2R3-S5-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.3R3-S4-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.4R3-S5-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.2R2-S3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 23.4R2-S3-EVO, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 24.2R1-S2-EVO, 24.2R2-EVO, 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

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA92872

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA92872

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUMjuniper

Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: NONE
Integrity: NONE
Availability: HIGH

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