A Reachable Assertion vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved devices, when route validation is enabled, a rare condition during BGP initial session establishment can lead to an rpd crash and restart. This occurs specifically when the connection request fails during error-handling scenario.
Continued session establishment failures leads to a sustained DoS condition.
This issue affects Junos OS:
- All versions before 22.2R3-S6,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S6,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S4,
- from 24.2 before 24.2R2;
Junos OS Evolved:
- All versions before 22.2R3-S6-EVO,
- from 22.4 before 22.4R3-S6-EVO,
- from 23.2 before 23.2R2-S3-EVO,
- from 23.4 before 23.4R2-S4-EVO,
- from 24.2 before 24.2R2-EVO.
Weakness
The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junos | Juniper | * | 22.2 (excluding) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2 (including) | 22.2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r1 (including) | 22.2-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r1-s1 (including) | 22.2-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r1-s2 (including) | 22.2-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r2 (including) | 22.2-r2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r2-s1 (including) | 22.2-r2-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r2-s2 (including) | 22.2-r2-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r3 (including) | 22.2-r3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s1 (including) | 22.2-r3-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s2 (including) | 22.2-r3-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s3 (including) | 22.2-r3-s3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s4 (including) | 22.2-r3-s4 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s5 (including) | 22.2-r3-s5 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4 (including) | 22.4 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r1 (including) | 22.4-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r1-s1 (including) | 22.4-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r1-s2 (including) | 22.4-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r2 (including) | 22.4-r2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r2-s1 (including) | 22.4-r2-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r2-s2 (including) | 22.4-r2-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r3 (including) | 22.4-r3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s1 (including) | 22.4-r3-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s2 (including) | 22.4-r3-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s3 (including) | 22.4-r3-s3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s4 (including) | 22.4-r3-s4 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s5 (including) | 22.4-r3-s5 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.2 (including) | 23.2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.2-r1 (including) | 23.2-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.2-r1-s1 (including) | 23.2-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.2-r1-s2 (including) | 23.2-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.2-r2 (including) | 23.2-r2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.2-r2-s1 (including) | 23.2-r2-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.2-r2-s2 (including) | 23.2-r2-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.4 (including) | 23.4 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.4-r1 (including) | 23.4-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.4-r1-s1 (including) | 23.4-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.4-r1-s2 (including) | 23.4-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.4-r2 (including) | 23.4-r2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.4-r2-s1 (including) | 23.4-r2-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.4-r2-s2 (including) | 23.4-r2-s2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 23.4-r2-s3 (including) | 23.4-r2-s3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 24.2 (including) | 24.2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 24.2-r1 (including) | 24.2-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 24.2-r1-s1 (including) | 24.2-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 24.2-r1-s2 (including) | 24.2-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | * | 22.2 (excluding) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2 (including) | 22.2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r1 (including) | 22.2-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r1-s1 (including) | 22.2-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r1-s2 (including) | 22.2-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r2 (including) | 22.2-r2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r2-s1 (including) | 22.2-r2-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r2-s2 (including) | 22.2-r2-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r3 (including) | 22.2-r3 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s1 (including) | 22.2-r3-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s2 (including) | 22.2-r3-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s3 (including) | 22.2-r3-s3 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s4 (including) | 22.2-r3-s4 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.2-r3-s5 (including) | 22.2-r3-s5 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4 (including) | 22.4 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r1 (including) | 22.4-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r1-s1 (including) | 22.4-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r1-s2 (including) | 22.4-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r2 (including) | 22.4-r2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r2-s1 (including) | 22.4-r2-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r2-s2 (including) | 22.4-r2-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r3 (including) | 22.4-r3 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s1 (including) | 22.4-r3-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s2 (including) | 22.4-r3-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s3 (including) | 22.4-r3-s3 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s4 (including) | 22.4-r3-s4 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 22.4-r3-s5 (including) | 22.4-r3-s5 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.2 (including) | 23.2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.2-r1 (including) | 23.2-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.2-r1-s1 (including) | 23.2-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.2-r1-s2 (including) | 23.2-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.2-r2 (including) | 23.2-r2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.2-r2-s1 (including) | 23.2-r2-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.2-r2-s2 (including) | 23.2-r2-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.4 (including) | 23.4 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.4-r1 (including) | 23.4-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.4-r1-s1 (including) | 23.4-r1-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.4-r1-s2 (including) | 23.4-r1-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.4-r2 (including) | 23.4-r2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.4-r2-s1 (including) | 23.4-r2-s1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.4-r2-s2 (including) | 23.4-r2-s2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 23.4-r2-s3 (including) | 23.4-r2-s3 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 24.2 (including) | 24.2 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 24.2-r1 (including) | 24.2-r1 (including) |
| Junos_os_evolved | Juniper | 24.2-r1-s2 (including) | 24.2-r1-s2 (including) |
Extended Description
While assertion is good for catching logic errors and reducing the chances of reaching more serious vulnerability conditions, it can still lead to a denial of service. For example, if a server handles multiple simultaneous connections, and an assert() occurs in one single connection that causes all other connections to be dropped, this is a reachable assertion that leads to a denial of service.