CVE-2025-30644

Junos OS: EX2300, EX3400, EX4000 Series, QFX5k Series: Receipt of a specific DHCP packet causes FPC crash when DHCP Option 82 is enabled

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: April 9, 2025 at 07:52 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:09 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJunos

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the flexible PIC concentrator (FPC) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX2300, EX3400, EX4100, EX4300, EX4300MP, EX4400, EX4600, EX4650-48Y, and QFX5k Series allows an attacker to send a specific DHCP packet to the device, leading to an FPC 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. Under a rare timing scenario outside the attacker's control, memory corruption may be observed when DHCP Option 82 is enabled, leading to an FPC crash and affecting packet forwarding. Due to the nature of the heap-based overflow, exploitation of this vulnerability could also lead to remote code execution within the FPC, resulting in complete control of the vulnerable component. This issue affects Junos OS on EX2300, EX3400, EX4100, EX4300, EX4300MP, EX4400, EX4600, EX4650-48Y, and QFX5k Series: * All versions before 21.4R3-S9,  * from 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,  * 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 24.2R2.

Affected

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

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 22.4R3-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 24.2R2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
juniper-ex2300 (environment) · juniper-ex3400 (environment) · juniper-ex4100 (environment) · juniper-ex4300 (environment) · juniper-ex4300mp (environment) · juniper-ex4400 (environment) · juniper-ex4600 (environment) · juniper-ex4650-48y (environment) · juniper-qfx5110 (environment) · juniper-qfx5120 (environment) · juniper-qfx5130 (environment) · juniper-qfx5200 (environment) · juniper-qfx5210 (environment) · juniper-qfx5220 (environment) · juniper-qfx5230-64cd (environment) · juniper-qfx5240 (environment) · juniper-qfx5241 (environment) · juniper-qfx5700 (environment)

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

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

CVSS

7.5HIGHjuniper
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Complexity
HIGH
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-122

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