CVE-2021-0250
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker sending a specific crafted BGP update message will crash RPD
In segment routing traffic engineering (SRTE) environments where the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) feature is enable, a vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to send a specific crafted BGP update message causing the RPD service to core, creating a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition. Continued receipt and processing of this update message will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6 environments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions 17.4R1 and above prior to 17.4R2-S6, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S7; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S3, 19.2R2, This issue does not affect Junos OS releases prior to 17.4R1. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 19.2-EVO versions prior to 19.2R2-EVO.
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 and Junos OS Evolved: An attacker sending a specific crafted BGP update message will crash RPD
In segment routing traffic engineering (SRTE) environments where the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) feature is enable, a vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to send a specific crafted BGP update message causing the RPD service to core, creating a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition. Continued receipt and processing of this update message will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6 environments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions 17.4R1 and above prior to 17.4R2-S6, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S7; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S3, 19.2R2, This issue does not affect Junos OS releases prior to 17.4R1. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 19.2-EVO versions prior to 19.2R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2021-0250- 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
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-2869
In segment routing traffic engineering (SRTE) environments where the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) feature is enable, a vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to send a specific crafted BGP update message causing the RPD service to core, creating a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition. Continued receipt and processing of this update message will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6 environments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions 17.4R1 and above prior to 17.4R2-S6, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S7; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S3, 19.2R2, This issue does not affect Junos OS releases prior to 17.4R1. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 19.2-EVO versions prior to 19.2R2-EVO.
- Record
EUVD-2021-2869- 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-jfx9-2fg4-366p No score
In segment routing traffic engineering (SRTE) environments where the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP...
In segment routing traffic engineering (SRTE) environments where the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) feature is enable, a vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to send a specific crafted BGP update message causing the RPD service to core, creating a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition. Continued receipt and processing of this update message will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6 environments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions 17.4R1 and above prior to 17.4R2-S6, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S7; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S3, 19.2R2, This issue does not affect Junos OS releases prior to 17.4R1. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 19.2-EVO versions prior to 19.2R2-EVO.
- Record
GHSA-jfx9-2fg4-366p- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In segment routing traffic engineering (SRTE) environments where the BGP Monitoring Protocol (BMP) feature is enable, a vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to send a specific crafted BGP update message causing the RPD service to core, creating a Denial of Service (DoS) Condition. Continued receipt and processing of this update message will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6 environments. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions 17.4R1 and above prior to 17.4R2-S6, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S7; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S7, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S3, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S4, 19.1R2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S3, 19.2R2, This issue does not affect Junos OS releases prior to 17.4R1. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 19.2-EVO versions prior to 19.2R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2021-0250- 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
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - 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-2021-0250 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 1.02%, the 63rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.