# cveboard — Historical CVE brief

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Fix information unknown; no fixed version is derived here. Missing information does not prove that no fix exists.
Exploitation unknown; this catalogue does not assess exploitation.

## Source facts (JSON-quoted data)
CNA source text (English)
id: "CVE-2021-31379"
idYear: 2021
status: "PUBLISHED"
publishedAt: "2021-10-19T18:17:19.849Z"
updatedAt: "2024-09-16T22:56:51.495Z"
importedAt: "2026-10-24T01:56:32.228Z"
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-2021-31379"
json: "https://cveboard.org/cve/CVE-2021-31379.json"
sourceURL: "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-31379"
title: "Junos OS: MX Series: MPC 7/8/9/10/11 cards with MAP-E: PFE halts when an attacker sends malformed IPv4 or IPv6 traffic inside the MAP-E tunnel."
summary: "An Incorrect Behavior Order vulnerability in the MAP-E automatic tunneling mechanism of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to send certain malformed IPv4 or IPv6 packets to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) to the PFE on the device which is disabled as a result of the processing of these packets. Continued receipt and processing of these malformed IPv4 or IPv6 packets will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue only affects MPC 7/8/9/10/11 cards, when MAP-E IP reassembly is enabled on these cards. An indicator of compromise is the output: FPC [\"FPC ID\" # e.g. \"0\"] PFE #{PFE ID # e.g. \"1\"] : Fabric Disabled Example: FPC 0 PFE #1 : Fabric Disabled when using the command: show chassis fabric fpcs An example of a healthy result of the command use would be: user@device-re1\u003e show chassis fabric fpcs Fabric management FPC state: FPC 0 PFE #0 Plane 0: Plane enabled Plane 1: Plane enabled Plane 2: Plane enabled Plane 3: Plane enabled Plane 4: Plane enabled Plane 5: Plane enabled Plane 6: Plane enabled Plane 7: Plane enabled This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series with MPC 7/8/9/10/11 cards, when MAP-E IP reassembly is enabled on these cards. 17.2 version 17.2R1 and later versions; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S9; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S1; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S6, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 17.2R1."
affected: [{"versions":[{"version":"unspecified","status":"unaffected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.2R1"},{"version":"17.2R1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.2*"},{"version":"17.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.3R3-S9"},{"version":"17.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3"},{"version":"18.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.1R3-S11"},{"version":"18.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S3"},{"version":"18.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S1"},{"version":"18.4","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3"},{"version":"19.1","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.1R1-S6, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3"},{"version":"19.2","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2"},{"version":"19.3","status":"affected","versionType":"custom","lessThan":"19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3"}],"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","platforms":["MX Series"]}]

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