CVE-2021-0236
Junos OS: A specific BGP VPNv6 flowspec message causes routing protocol daemon (rpd) process to crash with a core.
Due to an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) service, upon receipt of a specific matching BGP packet meeting a specific term in the flowspec configuration, crashes and restarts causing a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects only Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) VPNv6 FlowSpec deployments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions after 18.4R1-EVO prior to 20.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.4R1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 18.4R1-EVO.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- 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: A specific BGP VPNv6 flowspec message causes routing protocol daemon (rpd) process to crash with a core.
Due to an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) service, upon receipt of a specific matching BGP packet meeting a specific term in the flowspec configuration, crashes and restarts causing a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects only Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) VPNv6 FlowSpec deployments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions after 18.4R1-EVO prior to 20.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.4R1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 18.4R1-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2021-0236- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2855
Due to an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) service, upon receipt of a specific matching BGP packet meeting a specific term in the flowspec configuration, crashes and restarts causing a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects only Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) VPNv6 FlowSpec deployments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions after 18.4R1-EVO prior to 20.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.4R1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 18.4R1-EVO.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2855- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w64j-jxcj-2f8p No score
Due to an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Networks Junos OS and...
Due to an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) service, upon receipt of a specific matching BGP packet meeting a specific term in the flowspec configuration, crashes and restarts causing a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects only Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) VPNv6 FlowSpec deployments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions after 18.4R1-EVO prior to 20.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.4R1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 18.4R1-EVO.
- Record
GHSA-w64j-jxcj-2f8p- Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Due to an improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) service, upon receipt of a specific matching BGP packet meeting a specific term in the flowspec configuration, crashes and restarts causing a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects only Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) VPNv6 FlowSpec deployments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S7; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2, 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions after 18.4R1-EVO prior to 20.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.4R1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 18.4R1-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2021-0236- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2021-0236 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Juniper Junos, published April 22, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.85%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.