CVE-2025-30660

Junos OS: MX Series: Decapsulation of specific GRE packets leads to PFE reset

HIGH

7.5

CVSS Score

Published: April 9, 2025 at 08:05 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 0.4%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial-of-Service (DoS).When processing a high rate of specific GRE traffic destined to the device, the respective PFE will hang causing traffic forwarding to stop. When this issue occurs the following logs can be observed: <fpc #> MQSS(0): LI-3: Received a parcel with more than 512B accompanying data CHASSISD_FPC_ASIC_ERROR: ASIC Error detected <...> This issue affects Junos OS: * all versions before 21.2R3-S9, * 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S8, * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S4, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S5, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S2, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2.

Affected

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

Junos · Juniper Networks

95%

v < 21.2v < 21.2R3-S921.4 ≤ v < 21.4R3-S822.2 ≤ v < 22.2R3-S422.4 ≤ v < 22.4R3-S523.2 ≤ v < 23.2R2-S223.4 ≤ v < 23.4R221.2 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 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 22.4 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 23.4 23.4 r1 23.4 r1-s1 23.4 r1-s2

Affected range stops below 21.2R3-S9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 21.4R3-S8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 22.2R3-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-S2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

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

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