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CVE-2023-36849

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: The l2cpd will crash when a malformed LLDP packet is received

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

An Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Layer-2 control protocols daemon (l2cpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

When a malformed LLDP packet is received, l2cpd will crash and restart. The impact of the l2cpd crash is reinitialization of STP protocols (RSTP, MSTP or VSTP), and MVRP and ERP. Also, if any services depend on LLDP state (like PoE or VoIP device recognition), then these will also be affected. Continued receipt of such packets will lead to a sustained Denial of Service.

This issue affects:
Juniper Networks Junos OS
21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S3;
22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S3;
22.2 versions prior to 22.2R2-S1, 22.2R3;
22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2.

Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
21.4-EVO versions prior to 21.4R3-S2-EVO;
22.1-EVO versions prior to 22.1R3-S3-EVO;
22.2-EVO versions prior to 22.2R2-S1-EVO, 22.2R3-EVO;
22.3-EVO versions prior to 22.3R2-EVO.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-06-27 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-07-14 CVE Published
  • 2023-07-15 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-02 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-703: Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
CAPEC
References (1)
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r1-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r1-s2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r2-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r2-s2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r3
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r3-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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21.4
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r3-s2
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r1-s1
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r1-s2
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r2-s1
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r2-s2
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r3
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r3-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos
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22.1
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r3-s2
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.2
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.2
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r1-s1
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.2
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r1-s2
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.2
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r2
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.3
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.3
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r1-s1
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Juniper
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Junos
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22.3
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r1-s2
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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r1-s1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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r1-s2
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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r2
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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r2-s1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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r2-s2
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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r3
Affected
Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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21.4
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r3-s1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.1
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.1
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r1-s1
Affected
Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.1
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r1-s2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.1
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r2
Affected
Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.1
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r2-s1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.1
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r3
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.1
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r3-s1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.1
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r3-s2
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.2
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.2
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r1-s1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.2
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r2
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.3
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r1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.3
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r1-s1
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Juniper
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Junos Os Evolved
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22.3
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r1-s2
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