CVE-2021-0243

Description

Improper Handling of Unexpected Data in the firewall policer of Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4300 switches allows matching traffic to exceed set policer limits, possibly leading to a limited Denial of Service (DoS) condition. When the firewall policer discard action fails on a Layer 2 port, it will allow traffic to pass even though it exceeds set policer limits. Traffic will not get discarded, and will be forwarded even though a policer discard action is configured. When the issue occurs, traffic is not discarded as desired, which can be observed by comparing the Input bytes with the Output bytes using the following command: user@junos> monitor interface traffic Interface Link Input bytes (bps) Output bytes (bps) ge-0/0/0 Up 37425422 (82616) 37425354 (82616) <<<< egress ge-0/0/1 Up 37425898 (82616) 37425354 (82616) <<<< ingress The expected output, with input and output counters differing, is shown below: Interface Link Input bytes (bps) Output bytes (bps) ge-0/0/0 Up 342420570 (54600) 342422760 (54600) <<<< egress ge-0/0/1 Up 517672120 (84000) 342420570 (54600) <<<< ingress This issue only affects IPv4 policing. IPv6 traffic and firewall policing actions are not affected by this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on the EX4300: All versions prior to 17.3R3-S10; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S6; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S1; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2.

Risk Information

Base Score
4.7
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.078

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 17.3R3-S10NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 17.4R3-S3NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 18.1R3-S11NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 18.2R3-S6NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 18.3R3-S4NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 18.4R3-S6NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 19.1R3-S3NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 19.2R3-S1NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 19.3R3-S1NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 19.4R3NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 20.1R2NCM
Multiple Vulnerabilities are fixed in junos 20.2R2.NCM
Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type Vulnerability (CVE-2021-0243)NCM

Patch Details

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Patch IDPatch Description
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1
PATCH-1704488Security Update for junos 9.2r1

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234