CVE-2021-31371

Junos OS: QFX5000 Series: Traffic from the network internal to the device (128.0.0.0) may be forwarded to egress interfaces.

Description

Juniper Networks Junos OS uses the 128.0.0.0/2 subnet for internal communications between the RE and PFEs. It was discovered that packets utilizing these IP addresses may egress an QFX5000 Series switch, leaking configuration information such as heartbeats, kernel versions, etc. out to the Internet, leading to an information exposure vulnerability. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX5110, QFX5120, QFX5200, QFX5210 Series, and QFX5100 with QFX 5e Series image installed: All versions prior to 17.3R3-S12; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S13; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S6; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2;

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 17.3R3-S12, 18.1R3-S13, 18.3R3-S5, 19.1R3-S6, 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3, 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3, 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R3-S5, 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1, 20.2R3-S2, 20.3R3-S1, 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3, 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2, 21.2R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • Configure a firewall filter to discard packets sourced from the internal network. Disabling the net.transit_re sysctl flag will also cause management traffic forwarded to the PFE ports to be dropped: % sysctl -w net.transit_re=0 Note that sysctl flags do not survive a reboot.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.21%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11236 mitigation vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-31371?
CVE-2021-31371 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-31371?
To fix CVE-2021-31371: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 17.3R3-S12, 18.1R3-S13, 18.3R3-S5, 19.1R3-S6, 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3, 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3, 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R3-S5, 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1, 20.2R3-S2, 20.3R3-S1, 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3, 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2, 21.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2021-31371 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-31371 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-2021-31371?
CVE-2021-31371 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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