# cveboard — Historical CVE brief

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Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2021-0237"
idYear: 2021
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2021-04-22T19:37:04.064Z"
updatedAt: "2024-09-17T02:56:55.241Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:56:21.187Z"
snapshot: {"id":"cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline","at":"2026-10-24T00:00:00.000Z","source":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/releases/tag/cve_2026-10-24_0100Z"}
url: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2021-0237"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2021-0237.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0237"
title: "Junos OS: EX4300-MP/EX4600/EX4650/QFX5K Series: Packet Forwarding Engine manager (FXPC) process crashes when deployed in a Virtual Chassis (VC) configuration"
summary: "On Juniper Networks EX4300-MP Series, EX4600 Series, EX4650 Series, QFX5K Series deployed as a Virtual Chassis with a specific Layer 2 circuit configuration, Packet Forwarding Engine manager (FXPC) process may crash and restart upon receipt of specific layer 2 frames. Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on EX4300-MP Series, EX4600 Series, EX4650 Series, QFX5K Series 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S9; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S11; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S4, 17.4R3-S5; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S8; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S6; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S1; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2, 20.2R3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2;"
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"15.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1R7-S9"},{"version":"17.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.3R3-S11"},{"version":"17.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.4R2-S13, 17.4R3-S4, 17.4R3-S5"},{"version":"18.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.2R3-S8"},{"version":"18.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.3R3-S4"},{"version":"18.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S6"},{"version":"19.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.1R3-S4"},{"version":"19.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S1"},{"version":"19.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.3R3-S1"},{"version":"19.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S1"},{"version":"20.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.1R2"},{"version":"20.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.2R2, 20.2R3"},{"version":"20.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["EX4300-MP Series, EX4600 Series, EX4650 Series, QFX5K Series"]}]

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