CVE-2024-21605
Junos OS: SRX 300 Series: Specific link local traffic causes a control plane overload
An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX 300 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Specific valid link-local traffic is not blocked on ports in STP blocked state but is instead sent to the control plane of the device. This leads to excessive resource consumption and in turn severe impact on all control and management protocols of the device.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS:
- 21.2 version 21.2R3-S3 and later versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;
- 22.1 version 22.1R3 and later versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 version
22.2R2
and later versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2;
- 22.3 version
22.3R2
and later versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.
This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4R1 and later versions of 21.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent 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: SRX 300 Series: Specific link local traffic causes a control plane overload
An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX 300 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Specific valid link-local traffic is not blocked on ports in STP blocked state but is instead sent to the control plane of the device. This leads to excessive resource consumption and in turn severe impact on all control and management protocols of the device.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS:
- 21.2 version 21.2R3-S3 and later versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;
- 22.1 version 22.1R3 and later versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 version
22.2R2
and later versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2;
- 22.3 version
22.3R2
and later versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.
This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4R1 and later versions of 21.4.
- Record
CVE-2024-21605- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-19253
An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX 300 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Specific valid link-local traffic is not blocked on ports in STP blocked state but is instead sent to the control plane of the device. This leads to excessive resource consumption and in turn severe impact on all control and management protocols of the device.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS:
- 21.2 version 21.2R3-S3 and later versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;
- 22.1 version 22.1R3 and later versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 version
22.2R2
and later versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2;
- 22.3 version
22.3R2
and later versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.
This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4R1 and later versions of 21.4.
- Record
EUVD-2024-19253- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-24g5-r7q6-hhmg
An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of...
An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX 300 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Specific valid link-local traffic is not blocked on ports in STP blocked state but is instead sent to the control plane of the device. This leads to excessive resource consumption and in turn severe impact on all control and management protocols of the device.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS:
- 21.2 version 21.2R3-S3 and later versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;
- 22.1 version 22.1R3 and later versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 version
22.2R2
and later versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2;
- 22.3 version
22.3R2
and later versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.
This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4R1 and later versions of 21.4.
- Record
GHSA-24g5-r7q6-hhmg- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX 300 Series allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Specific valid link-local traffic is not blocked on ports in STP blocked state but is instead sent to the control plane of the device. This leads to excessive resource consumption and in turn severe impact on all control and management protocols of the device.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS:
- 21.2 version 21.2R3-S3 and later versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;
- 22.1 version 22.1R3 and later versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;
- 22.2 version
22.2R2
and later versions earlier than 22.2R3-S2;
- 22.3 version
22.3R2
and later versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;
- 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;
- 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.
This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS 21.4R1 and later versions of 21.4.
- Record
CVE-2024-21605- CVSS 4.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-668
- 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-2024-21605 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Juniper Junos, published April 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 22nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.