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TI-2023-13442 Aliases CVE-2023-28980GHSA-xc2g-3f28-fmc4

Use after free in Juniper Junos OS

Priority LOW 24CWE-416Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

A Use After Free vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows a locally authenticated attacker with low privileges to cause Denial of Service (DoS). In a rib sharding scenario the rpd process will crash shortly after specific CLI command is issued. This issue is more likely to occur in a scenario with high route scale (>1M routes). This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS * 20.2 version 20.2R3-S5 and later versions prior to 20.2R3-S6; * 20.3 version 20.3R3-S2 and later versions prior to 20.3R3-S5; * 20.4 version 20.4R3-S1 and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S4 * 21.1 version 21.1R3 and later versions prior to 21.1R3-S3; * 21.2 version 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1 and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S2; * 21.3 version 21.3R2 and later versions prior to 21.3R3; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved * 20.4-EVO version 20.4R3-S1-EVO and later versions prior to 20.4R3-S6-EVO; * 21.2-EVO version 21.2R1-S2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.2R3-S4-EVO; * 21.3-EVO version 21.3R2-EVO and later versions prior to 21.3R3-S1-EVO; * 21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO; * 22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R2-EVO.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00172 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Junos OS (Juniper Networks): 20.2R3-S6, 20.3R3-S5, 20.4R3-S4 +6Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks): 20.4R3-S6-EVO, 21.2R3-S4-EVO, 21.3R3-S1-EVO +3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
JuniperJunos OS20.2R3-S5 to before 20.2R3-S6; 20.3R3-S2 to before 20.3R3-S5; 20.4R3-S1 to before 20.4R3-S4; 21.1R3 to before 21.1R3-S3; 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1 to before 21.2R3-S2; 21.3R2 to before 21.3R3; 21.4R1 to before 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3; 22.1R1 to before 22.1R220.2R3-S6, 20.3R3-S5, 20.4R3-S4, 21.1R3-S3, 21.2R3-S2, 21.3R3, 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3, 22.1R2Patch availableCNA
JuniperJunos OS Evolved20.4R3-S1-EVO to before 20.4R3-S6-EVO; 21.2R1-S2-EVO to before 21.2R3-S4-EVO; 21.3R2-EVO to before 21.3R3-S1-EVO; 21.4R1-EVO to before 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO; 22.1R1-EVO to before 22.1R2-EVO20.4R3-S6-EVO, 21.2R3-S4-EVO, 21.3R3-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO, 22.1R2-EVOPatch availableCNA
  • Junos OS VendorJuniper Affected 20.2R3-S5 to before 20.2R3-S6; 20.3R3-S2 to before 20.3R3-S5; 20.4R3-S1 to before 20.4R3-S4; 21.1R3 to before 21.1R3-S3; 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1 to before 21.2R3-S2; 21.3R2 to before 21.3R3; 21.4R1 to before 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3; 22.1R1 to before 22.1R2 Fixed in 20.2R3-S6, 20.3R3-S5, 20.4R3-S4, 21.1R3-S3, 21.2R3-S2, 21.3R3, 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3, 22.1R2 Patch available CNA
  • Junos OS Evolved VendorJuniper Affected 20.4R3-S1-EVO to before 20.4R3-S6-EVO; 21.2R1-S2-EVO to before 21.2R3-S4-EVO; 21.3R2-EVO to before 21.3R3-S1-EVO; 21.4R1-EVO to before 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO; 22.1R1-EVO to before 22.1R2-EVO Fixed in 20.4R3-S6-EVO, 21.2R3-S4-EVO, 21.3R3-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO, 22.1R2-EVO Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 53

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*20.2 r3-s5VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.3:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.3 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.3:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.3 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.3:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*20.3 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.1 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.2:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.2 r3-s5 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.3:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.3 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.3:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.3 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.3:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.3 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.1:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.1 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
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cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*20.4 r3-s5VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.2 r3-s3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r2-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.3 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r2VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*21.4 r3VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s1VulnerableJuniper
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*22.1 r1-s2VulnerableJuniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:20.4:r3-s5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 20.4 r3-s5 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.2 r3-s3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r2-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.3 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:21.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21.4 r3 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_os_evolved:22.1:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 22.1 r1-s2 Vulnerable ·Juniper

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Junos OS (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 20.2R3-S6, 20.3R3-S5, 20.4R3-S4, 21.1R3-S3, 21.2R3-S2, 21.3R3, 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3, 22.1R2
  • Fix · CNA Junos OS Evolved (Juniper Networks) Fixed in 20.4R3-S6-EVO, 21.2R3-S4-EVO, 21.3R3-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-S1-EVO, 21.4R3-EVO, 22.1R2-EVO

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-28980
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xc2g-3f28-fmc4

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-18638 Junos OS: EX and SRX Series: A PHP vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-01585 Out of Cycle Security Advisory: Junos OS: Security vulnerability in J-Web and web based (HTTP/HTTPS) services KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2015-04610 Assertion failure in ISC BIND named via TKEY queries KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-15550 Junos OS: An local attacker with shell access can execute arbitrary code KEVCVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.7
  • TI-2023-18644 Junos OS: SRX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload and download arbitrary files KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2023-18640 Junos OS: EX Series: A vulnerability in J-Web allows an unauthenticated attacker to upload arbitrary files KEVCVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
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