What is CVE-2021-31367?A medium-severity flaw in Junos, explained.
CVE-2021-31367 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 6.5) in Junos from Juniper, published on 19 October 2021. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.4%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.
Published 19 October 2021. Record last updated 25 October 2021. We keep this page's data up to date.
What is CVE-2021-31367? In plain terms.
An attacker has to be on the same local network without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on PTX Series allows an adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending genuine BGP flowspec packets which cause an FPC heap memory leak. Once having run out of memory the FPC will crash and restart along with a core dump. Continued receipted of these packets will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS All versions prior to 18.4R3-S9; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S1; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos Evolved is not affected.
What kind of flaw is it?
- CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
How an attack on it works
Read straight from its severity rating, translated out of the shorthand.
- Where an attacker can beOn the same local network
- How hard it is to pull offEasy: no special conditions
- Login needed firstNo login needed
- Does someone have to clickNo, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker getsCan take it offline
Severity vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is CVE-2021-31367 being exploited? Not that we know of.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
Timeline
- Published
- Record last updated
CVE-2021-31367 scores 22. Action: Monitor.
We keep the score of every published flaw up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, and evidence that criminals are actually using it counts most. In order:
- Evidence it is being exploitedBiggest factor
- How severe it isStrong factor
- How widely exposed it isSmaller factor
- Threat activity around itSmaller factor
85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score.
When CVE-2021-31367 matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.
See your own ranked list →Who is affected by CVE-2021-31367? 10 products.
The published record lists 10 products from 1 vendor. If you run one of these, check your version, then go to the fix below.
- Operating system
Junos
by Juniper
Affected versions18.418.4-r118.4-r1-s118.4-r1-s218.4-r1-s318.4-r1-s418.4-r1-s518.4-r1-s618.4-r1-s718.4-r218.4-r2-s118.4-r2-s218.4-r2-s318.4-r2-s4 - Hardware
Ptx1000
by Juniper
Affected versionsversion not specified - Hardware
Ptx10001-36mr
by Juniper
Affected versionsversion not specified - Hardware
Ptx10002
by Juniper
Affected versionsversion not specified - Hardware
Ptx10003
by Juniper
Affected versionsversion not specified - Hardware
Ptx10004
by Juniper
Affected versionsversion not specified - Hardware
Ptx10008
by Juniper
Affected versionsversion not specified - Hardware
Ptx10016
by Juniper
Affected versionsversion not specified - Hardware
Ptx3000
by Juniper
Affected versionsversion not specified
How do I fix CVE-2021-31367? Four steps.
- Check whether you run itCompare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
- Apply the vendor’s fixInstall the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
- If you can’t patch todayFollow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
- Keep an eye on itTrack the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.
References
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CVE-2021-31367 is a medium-severity flaw in Junos from Juniper, published on 19 October 2021. An attacker has to be on the same local network without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.
It scores 6.5 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2021-31367 is 22 out of 100, which is Low. Its action is "Monitor". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.4%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.
For Junos from Juniper: 18.4, 18.4-r1, 18.4-r1-s1, 18.4-r1-s2, 18.4-r1-s3, 18.4-r1-s4 and 100 more. The record lists 10 products in all, each with its versions, under "Who is affected" on this page.
Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.