CVE-2019-0003 Denial of service in Junos OS
A reachable assertion failure in Junos OS causes the routing protocol daemon to crash when processing specific BGP flowspec updates, requiring a software upgrade.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-0003?
CVE-2019-0003 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 15 Jan 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When a specific BGP flowspec configuration is enabled and upon receipt of a specific matching BGP packet meeting a specific term in the flowspec configuration, a reachable assertion failure occurs, causing the routing protocol daemon (rpd) process to crash with a core file being generated. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D77 on SRX Series; 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S10; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D70 on SRX Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D47 on EX2200/VC, EX3200, EX3300/VC, EX4200, EX4300, EX4550/VC, EX4600, EX6200, EX8200/VC (XRE), QFX3500, QFX3600, QFX5100; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R3; 15.1F versions prior to 15.1F3; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D140 on SRX Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D59 on EX2300/EX3400.
Weakness: CWE-617
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-0003?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2019-0003?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-0003 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2019-0003 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-0003 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos
- CVE-2023-36845 Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification
- CVE-2020-1631 Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-21590 Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
- CVE-2023-36851 Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3jqv-j83m-6qhf.