CVE-2024-21614 Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: A specific query via DREND causes rpd crash
Unauthenticated attackers can crash the routing daemon via specific DREND queries when NETCONF and gRPC are enabled, causing denial of service.
- 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-2024-21614?
CVE-2024-21614 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 12 Jan 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Routing Protocol Daemon (RPD) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause rpd to crash, leading to Denial of Service (DoS).
On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when NETCONF and gRPC are enabled, and a specific query is executed via Dynamic Rendering (DREND), rpd will crash and restart. Continuous execution of this specific query will cause a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
This issue affects:
Juniper Networks Junos OS
* 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R2-S2, 22.2R3; * 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R2, 22.3R3.
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
* 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R2-S2-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO; * 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R2-EVO, 22.3R3-EVO.
This issue does not affect Juniper Networks:
Junos OS versions earlier than 22.2R1;
Junos OS Evolved versions earlier than 22.2R1-EVO.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-21614?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Juniper Junos, Juniper Junos Os Evolved.
How do I fix CVE-2024-21614?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-21614 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-2024-21614 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-21614 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-v9j6-rmvq-8674.