CVE-2023-28980
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: In a BGP rib sharding scenario an rpd crash will happen shortly after a specific CLI command is issued
A Use After Free vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause Denial of Service (DoS). In a rib sharding scenario the rpd process will crash shortly after specific CLI command is issued. This issue is more likely to occur in a scenario with high route scale (>1M routes).
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS
- 20.2 version 20.2R3-S5 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S6;
- 20.3 version 20.3R3-S2 and later versions prior to 20.3R3-S5;
- 20.4 version 20.4R3-S1 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S4
- 21.1 version 21.1R3 and later versions prior to 21.1R3-S3;
- 21.2 version 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1 and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 version 21.3R2 and later versions prior to 21.3R3;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2.
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
- 20.4-EVO version 20.4R3-S1-EVO and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S6-EVO;
- 21.2-EVO version 21.2R1-S2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S4-EVO;
- 21.3-EVO version 21.3R2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.3R3-S1-EVO;
- 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO;
- 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R2-EVO.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- 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 and Junos OS Evolved: In a BGP rib sharding scenario an rpd crash will happen shortly after a specific CLI command is issued
A Use After Free vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause Denial of Service (DoS). In a rib sharding scenario the rpd process will crash shortly after specific CLI command is issued. This issue is more likely to occur in a scenario with high route scale (>1M routes).
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS
- 20.2 version 20.2R3-S5 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S6;
- 20.3 version 20.3R3-S2 and later versions prior to 20.3R3-S5;
- 20.4 version 20.4R3-S1 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S4
- 21.1 version 21.1R3 and later versions prior to 21.1R3-S3;
- 21.2 version 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1 and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 version 21.3R2 and later versions prior to 21.3R3;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2.
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
- 20.4-EVO version 20.4R3-S1-EVO and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S6-EVO;
- 21.2-EVO version 21.2R1-S2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S4-EVO;
- 21.3-EVO version 21.3R2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.3R3-S1-EVO;
- 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO;
- 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2023-28980- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-32598
A Use After Free vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause Denial of Service (DoS). In a rib sharding scenario the rpd process will crash shortly after specific CLI command is issued. This issue is more likely to occur in a scenario with high route scale (>1M routes).
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS
- 20.2 version 20.2R3-S5 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S6;
- 20.3 version 20.3R3-S2 and later versions prior to 20.3R3-S5;
- 20.4 version 20.4R3-S1 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S4
- 21.1 version 21.1R3 and later versions prior to 21.1R3-S3;
- 21.2 version 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1 and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 version 21.3R2 and later versions prior to 21.3R3;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2.
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
- 20.4-EVO version 20.4R3-S1-EVO and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S6-EVO;
- 21.2-EVO version 21.2R1-S2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S4-EVO;
- 21.3-EVO version 21.3R2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.3R3-S1-EVO;
- 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO;
- 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R2-EVO.
- Record
EUVD-2023-32598- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xc2g-3f28-fmc4
A Use After Free vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and...
A Use After Free vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause Denial of Service (DoS). In a rib sharding scenario the rpd process will crash shortly after specific CLI command is issued. This issue is more likely to occur in a scenario with high route scale (>1M routes). This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.2 version 20.2R3-S5 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S6; 20.3 version 20.3R3-S2 and later versions prior to 20.3R3-S5; 20.4 version 20.4R3-S1 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S4 21.1 version 21.1R3 and later versions prior to 21.1R3-S3; 21.2 version 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1 and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S2; 21.3 version 21.3R2 and later versions prior to 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 20.4-EVO version 20.4R3-S1-EVO and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S6-EVO; 21.2-EVO version 21.2R1-S2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S4-EVO; 21.3-EVO version 21.3R2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.3R3-S1-EVO; 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO; 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R2-EVO.
- Record
GHSA-xc2g-3f28-fmc4- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A Use After Free vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause Denial of Service (DoS). In a rib sharding scenario the rpd process will crash shortly after specific CLI command is issued. This issue is more likely to occur in a scenario with high route scale (>1M routes).
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS
- 20.2 version 20.2R3-S5 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S6;
- 20.3 version 20.3R3-S2 and later versions prior to 20.3R3-S5;
- 20.4 version 20.4R3-S1 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S4
- 21.1 version 21.1R3 and later versions prior to 21.1R3-S3;
- 21.2 version 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1 and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 version 21.3R2 and later versions prior to 21.3R3;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2.
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
- 20.4-EVO version 20.4R3-S1-EVO and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S6-EVO;
- 21.2-EVO version 21.2R1-S2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S4-EVO;
- 21.3-EVO version 21.3R2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.3R3-S1-EVO;
- 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO;
- 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R2-EVO.
- Record
CVE-2023-28980- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-416
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-28980 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Juniper Junos, published April 17, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.17%, the 6th percentile. No source names a fixed version.