{"id":"CVE-2020-1671","aliases":["EUVD-2020-12533","GHSA-cx8w-wg7g-8xjv"],"status":"published","title":"Junos OS: Receipt of malformed DHCPv6 packets causes jdhcpd to crash.","description":"On Juniper Networks Junos OS platforms configured as DHCPv6 local server or DHCPv6 Relay Agent, Juniper Networks Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Daemon (JDHCPD) process might crash with a core dump if a malformed DHCPv6 packet is received, resulting with the restart of the daemon. This issue only affects DHCPv6, it does not affect DHCPv4. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D65; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S4; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R3; 19.2 version 19.2R2 and later versions; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R2; This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 17.4R1.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.01276,"percentile":0.70186,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-119","CWE-125"],"published":"2020-10-16T20:31:30Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:02:10Z","products":[{"vendor":"juniper","product":"junos"},{"vendor":"juniper networks","product":"junos os"}],"references":[{"url":"https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11068","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1671"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cx8w-wg7g-8xjv"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-1671","title":"Junos OS: Receipt of malformed DHCPv6 packets causes jdhcpd to crash.","description":"On Juniper Networks Junos OS platforms configured as DHCPv6 local server or DHCPv6 Relay Agent, Juniper Networks Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Daemon (JDHCPD) process might crash with a core dump if a malformed DHCPv6 packet is received, resulting with the restart of the daemon. This issue only affects DHCPv6, it does not affect DHCPv4. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D65; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S4; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R3; 19.2 version 19.2R2 and later versions; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R2; This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 17.4R1.","status":"published","published":"2020-10-16T20:31:30.432Z","modified":"2024-09-17T01:00:53.408Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-119","CWE-125"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:56.213477Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-12533","description":"On Juniper Networks Junos OS platforms configured as DHCPv6 local server or DHCPv6 Relay Agent, Juniper Networks Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Daemon (JDHCPD) process might crash with a core dump if a malformed DHCPv6 packet is received, resulting with the restart of the daemon. This issue only affects DHCPv6, it does not affect DHCPv4. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D65; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S4; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R3; 19.2 version 19.2R2 and later versions; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R2; This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 17.4R1.","status":"published","published":"2020-10-16T20:31:30Z","modified":"2024-09-17T01:00:53Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:28:53.686001Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-cx8w-wg7g-8xjv","title":"On Juniper Networks Junos OS platforms configured as DHCPv6 local server or DHCPv6 Relay Agent,...","description":"On Juniper Networks Junos OS platforms configured as DHCPv6 local server or DHCPv6 Relay Agent, Juniper Networks Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Daemon (JDHCPD) process might crash with a core dump if a malformed DHCPv6 packet is received, resulting with the restart of the daemon. This issue only affects DHCPv6, it does not affect DHCPv4. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D65; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S4; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R3; 19.2 version 19.2R2 and later versions; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R2; This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 17.4R1.","status":"published","published":"2022-05-24T17:30:52Z","modified":"2023-01-29T05:04:20Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:45:31.69314Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2020-1671","description":"On Juniper Networks Junos OS platforms configured as DHCPv6 local server or DHCPv6 Relay Agent, Juniper Networks Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Daemon (JDHCPD) process might crash with a core dump if a malformed DHCPv6 packet is received, resulting with the restart of the daemon. This issue only affects DHCPv6, it does not affect DHCPv4. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D65; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S3; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S4; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R3; 19.2 version 19.2R2 and later versions; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S4, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R2; This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 17.4R1.","status":"published","published":"2020-10-16T21:15:13.05Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:02:10.097Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"2.0","score":5,"vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-119","CWE-125"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:19.351389Z"}]}}