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## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2021-0289"
idYear: 2021
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2021-07-15T20:01:05.615Z"
updatedAt: "2024-09-17T03:48:59.800Z"
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-2021-0289"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2021-0289.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-0289"
title: "Junos OS: User-defined ARP Policer isn't applied on Aggregated Ethernet (AE) interface until firewall process is restarted"
summary: "When user-defined ARP Policer is configured and applied on one or more Aggregated Ethernet (AE) interface units, a Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition vulnerability between the Device Control Daemon (DCD) and firewall process (dfwd) daemons of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to bypass the user-defined ARP Policer. In this particular case the User ARP policer is replaced with default ARP policer. To review the desired ARP Policers and actual state one can run the command \"show interfaces \u003c\u003e extensive\" and review the output. See further details below. An example output is: show interfaces extensive | match policer Policer: Input: __default_arp_policer__ \u003c\u003c\u003c incorrect if user ARP Policer was applied on an AE interface and the default ARP Policer is displayed Policer: Input: jtac-arp-ae5.317-inet-arp \u003c\u003c\u003c correct if user ARP Policer was applied on an AE interface For all platforms, except SRX Series: This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: All versions 5.6R1 and all later versions prior to 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S9 with the exception of 15.1 versions 15.1R7-S10 and later versions; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 version 20.3R1 and later versions; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2; This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 5.6R1. On SRX Series this issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S9; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S4; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2; 20.3 version 20.3R1 and later versions; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2. This issue does not affect 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1 on SRX Series. This issue does not affect Junos OS Evolved."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"unspecified","status":"unaffected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"5.6R1"},{"version":"5.6R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"5.6*"},{"version":"15.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"15.1R7-S10","changes":[{"at":"15.1F1","status":"affected"}]},{"version":"16.1R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"16.1*"},{"version":"16.2R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"16.2*"},{"version":"17.1R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.1*"},{"version":"17.2R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.2*"},{"version":"17.3R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.3*"},{"version":"17.4R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.4*"},{"version":"18.1R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.1*"},{"version":"18.2R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.2*"},{"version":"18.3R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.3*"},{"version":"18.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S9"},{"version":"19.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.4R3-S3"},{"version":"20.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.1R3"},{"version":"20.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.2R3-S2"},{"version":"20.3R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.3*"},{"version":"20.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.4R3"},{"version":"21.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"21.1R2"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS"},{"versions":[{"version":"18.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.4R2-S9, 18.4R3-S9","changes":[{"at":"18.4R1","status":"affected"}]},{"version":"19.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.4R3-S3"},{"version":"20.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.1R3"},{"version":"20.2","status":"unaffected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.2R3-S2"},{"version":"20.3R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.3*"},{"version":"20.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"20.4R3"},{"version":"21.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"21.1R2"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["SRX Series"]},{"versions":[{"version":"Any","status":"unaffected"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS Evolved"}]

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