CVE-2021-0251

Junos OS: MX Series with MS-PIC, MS-SPC3, MS-MIC or MS-MPC: The BRAS Subscriber Services service activation portal is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) via malformed HTTP packets

Description

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Captive Portal Content Delivery (CPCD) services daemon (cpcd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MS-PIC, MS-SPC3, MS-MIC or MS-MPC allows an attacker to send malformed HTTP packets to the device thereby causing a Denial of Service (DoS), crashing the Multiservices PIC Management Daemon (mspmand) process thereby denying users the ability to login, while concurrently impacting other mspmand services and traffic through the device. Continued receipt and processing of these malformed packets will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. While the Services PIC is restarting, all PIC services will be bypassed until the Services PIC completes its boot process. An attacker sending these malformed HTTP packets to the device who is not part of the Captive Portal experience is not able to exploit this issue. This issue is not applicable to MX RE-based CPCD platforms. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series 17.3 version 17.3R1 and later versions prior to 17.4 versions 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3-S2; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S9; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S1; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 17.3R1.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3-S2, 18.1R3-S9, 18.2R3-S3, 18.3R3-S1, 18.4R3, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3, 19.2R2, 19.3R3, 19.4R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no viable workarounds for this issue other than disabling the captive portal services.

Category

8.6
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11144 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-0251?
CVE-2021-0251 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-0251?
To fix CVE-2021-0251: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 17.4R2-S9, 17.4R3-S2, 18.1R3-S9, 18.2R3-S3, 18.3R3-S1, 18.4R3, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3, 19.2R2, 19.3R3, 19.4R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2021-0251 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-0251 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-0251?
CVE-2021-0251 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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