CVE-2014-0616
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedJuniper Junos 10.4 before 10.4R16, 11.4 before 11.4R10, 12.1R before 12.1R8-S2, 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D30, 12.1X45 before 12.1X45-D20, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D10, 12.2 before 12.2R7, 12.3 before 12.3R4-S2, 13.1 before 13.1R3-S1, 13.2 before 13.2R2, and 13.3 before 13.3R1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (rdp crash) via a large BGP UPDATE message which immediately triggers a withdraw message to be sent, as demonstrated by a long AS_PATH and a large number of BGP Communities.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceDenial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos BGP routing daemon (rpd) where specially crafted large BGP UPDATE messages with long AS_PATH and many BGP Communities immediately followed by a withdraw message trigger a crash. This affects multiple Junos branches from 10.4 through 13.3.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 10.4= 11.4= 12.1r= 12.1x44= 12.1x45= 12.1x46= 12.2= 12.3= 13.1= 13.2= 13.3CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- M
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify the Junos versionRun 'show version' or 'request system version' on the Junos device to obtain the installed software version.Affected if The installed version matches one of the affected versions: 10.4, 11.4, 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 13.1, 13.2, or 13.3 (including specific point releases listed in the CVE).
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Verify BGP routing daemon is enabledRun 'show bgp summary' or 'show routing-options dynamic-tcp-authentication' to confirm the rpd BGP process is active and configured.Affected if BGP is enabled and the device participates in BGP peering, as the vulnerability requires processing of BGP UPDATE messages.
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Confirm BGP peer configuration existsRun 'show bgp neighbor' to list configured BGP peers.Affected if There are configured BGP peers, particularly untrusted or external peers (eBGP), as the attack vector involves specially crafted messages from peers.
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Check for rpd crash logsRun 'show system core-dumps' and review system logs for recent rpd crashes or restarts, particularly those occurring after processing BGP updates.Affected if There are recent rpd crashes or restarts that coincide with BGP update processing, which may indicate exploitation of this vulnerability.
A user is affected if they run a vulnerable Junos version (10.4 through 13.3) with BGP enabled and have configured BGP peers, as the vulnerability is triggered by specially crafted BGP UPDATE messages from those peers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade to the fixed Junos versions (10.4R16, 11.4R10, 12.1R8-S2, 12.1X44-D30, 12.1X45-D20, 12.1X46-D10, 12.2R7, 12.3R4-S2, 13.1R3-S1, 13.2R2, 13.3R1 or later). As interim mitigation, filter or rate-limit BGP updates from untrusted peers and implement AS_PATH and community length limits.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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