CVE-2020-1634
Junos OS: High-End SRX Series: Multicast traffic might cause all FPCs to reset.
On High-End SRX Series devices, in specific configurations and when specific networking events or operator actions occur, an SPC receiving genuine multicast traffic may core. Subsequently, all FPCs in a chassis may reset causing a Denial of Service. This issue affects both IPv4 and IPv6. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3X48 version 12.3X48-D80 and later versions prior to 12.3X48-D95 on High-End SRX Series. This issue does not affect Branch SRX Series devices.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Junos OS: High-End SRX Series: Multicast traffic might cause all FPCs to reset.
On High-End SRX Series devices, in specific configurations and when specific networking events or operator actions occur, an SPC receiving genuine multicast traffic may core. Subsequently, all FPCs in a chassis may reset causing a Denial of Service. This issue affects both IPv4 and IPv6. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3X48 version 12.3X48-D80 and later versions prior to 12.3X48-D95 on High-End SRX Series. This issue does not affect Branch SRX Series devices.
- Record
CVE-2020-1634- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12502
On High-End SRX Series devices, in specific configurations and when specific networking events or operator actions occur, an SPC receiving genuine multicast traffic may core. Subsequently, all FPCs in a chassis may reset causing a Denial of Service. This issue affects both IPv4 and IPv6. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3X48 version 12.3X48-D80 and later versions prior to 12.3X48-D95 on High-End SRX Series. This issue does not affect Branch SRX Series devices.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12502- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h7f7-r6mm-7w8h No score
On High-End SRX Series devices, in specific configurations and when specific networking events or...
On High-End SRX Series devices, in specific configurations and when specific networking events or operator actions occur, an SPC receiving genuine multicast traffic may core. Subsequently, all FPCs in a chassis may reset causing a Denial of Service. This issue affects both IPv4 and IPv6. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3X48 version 12.3X48-D80 and later versions prior to 12.3X48-D95 on High-End SRX Series. This issue does not affect Branch SRX Series devices.
- Record
GHSA-h7f7-r6mm-7w8h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
On High-End SRX Series devices, in specific configurations and when specific networking events or operator actions occur, an SPC receiving genuine multicast traffic may core. Subsequently, all FPCs in a chassis may reset causing a Denial of Service. This issue affects both IPv4 and IPv6. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3X48 version 12.3X48-D80 and later versions prior to 12.3X48-D95 on High-End SRX Series. This issue does not affect Branch SRX Series devices.
- Record
CVE-2020-1634- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-190
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1634 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Juniper Junos, published April 8, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.28%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.