CVE-2017-2302
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 · uneditedOn Juniper Networks products or platforms running Junos OS 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D55, 12.1X47 prior to 12.1X47-D45, 12.3R13 prior to 12.3R13, 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D35, 13.3 prior to 13.3R10, 14.1 prior to 14.1R8, 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40, 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35, 14.2 prior to 14.2R6, 15.1 prior to 15.1F2 or 15.1R1, 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D20 where the BGP add-path feature is enabled with 'send' option or with both 'send' and 'receive' options, a network based attacker can cause the Junos OS rpd daemon to crash and restart. Repeated crashes of the rpd daemon can result in an extended denial of service condition.
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 confidenceA denial of service vulnerability exists in the Juniper Junos OS rpd (routing protocol daemon) when the BGP add-path feature is enabled with the 'send' option or both 'send' and 'receive' options. A remote network attacker can send specially crafted BGP packets to cause the rpd daemon to crash and restart, leading to an extended denial of service condition due to repeated crashes.
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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= 12.1x46= 12.1x47= 12.3= 12.3x48= 13.3= 14.1= 14.1x53= 14.1x55= 15.1= 15.1x49CVSS 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
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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 Junos OS versionRun 'show version' or 'show version detail' to retrieve the installed Junos OS versionAffected if The installed version matches one of the affected versions: 12.1X46, 12.1X47, 12.3, 12.3X48, 13.3, 14.1, 14.1X53, 14.1X55, 15.1, or 15.1X49 (any build within these release families)
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Check if BGP is configuredRun 'show configuration protocols bgp' to view BGP configurationAffected if BGP protocol is configured and active on the device
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Verify BGP add-path configurationRun 'show configuration protocols bgp group <group-name> | display set' or 'show configuration protocols bgp' to check for 'add-path' statementsAffected if The BGP add-path feature is enabled with the 'send' option or with both 'send' and 'receive' options configured under a BGP group or neighbor
A device is affected if it runs an affected Junos version AND has BGP add-path configured with the 'send' option (alone or combined with 'receive'), making it vulnerable to crafted BGP packets that can crash the rpd daemon.
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 Junos OS to the fixed versions (12.1X46-D55, 12.1X47-D45, 12.3R13, 12.3X48-D35, 13.3R10, 14.1R8, 14.1X53-D40, 14.1X55-D35, 14.2R6, 15.1F2, 15.1R1, or 15.1X49-D20) or disable the BGP add-path 'send' option if upgrade is not immediately feasible.
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