Junos: RPD crash due to malformed BGP OPEN message
Published Jul 14, 2017
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.30%
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 products
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- Version 12.3 prior to 12.3R12-S4, 12.3R13, 12.3R3-S4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D50StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 13.3 prior to 13.3R4-S11, 13.3R10StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1 prior to 14.1R8-S3, 14.1R9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 14.2 prior to 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R6-S4, 14.2R7StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 15.1 prior to 15.1F2-S11, 15.1F4-S1-J1, 15.1F5-S3, 15.1F6, 15.1R4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D100StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D33, 15.1X53-D50StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks | Junos OS | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
- 12.3
Configuration 2
Configuration 3
Configuration 4
Configuration 5
Configuration 6
Configuration 7
Configuration 9
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
- 15.1x49
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
While there is no workaround, the risk associated with this issue can be mitigated by limiting BGP sessions only from trusted peers.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 69.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.30% (0.01296) | 69.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 40.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 39.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00085) | 34.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 21.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.78% (0.00777) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (2)
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038889 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10779 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038889 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10779 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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