CVE-2023-28982
CVE.org · Published
- Record status
- Published
- Identifier year (not publication year)
- 2023
- Source publication
- Source updated
- Imported by cveboard
- Source snapshot
- cve_2026-10-24_midnight_baseline ·
CNA source text (English)
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: In a BGP rib sharding scenario when a route is frequently updated an rpd memory leak will occur
A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In a BGP rib sharding scenario, when an attribute of an active BGP route is updated memory will leak. As rpd memory usage increases over time the rpd process will eventually run out of memory, crash, and restart. The memory utilization can be monitored with the following CLI commands: show task memory show system processes extensive | match rpd This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S2; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S6; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved 20.3-EVO version 20.3R1-EVO and later versions; 20.4-EVO versions prior to 20.4R3-S6-EVO; 21.2-EVO versions prior to 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3-EVO versions prior to 21.3R2-EVO.
Scoped product and version facts
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.
Junos OS
- Vendor
- Juniper Networks
- Product
- Junos OS
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.3 | affected | custom | 20.3R3-S2 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 20.4 | affected | custom | 20.4R3-S6 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.1 | affected | custom | 21.1R3 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.2 | affected | custom | 21.2R3 | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.3 | affected | custom | 21.3R2 | Unavailable | None listed |
Junos OS Evolved
- Vendor
- Juniper Networks
- Product
- Junos OS Evolved
- Platforms
- Unknown
- Default status
Unknown
| Version (version) | Status (status) | Version scheme (versionType) | Exclusive end (lessThan) | Inclusive end (lessThanOrEqual) | Status changes (at → status) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.3R1-EVO | affected | custom | 20.3-EVO* | Unavailable | None listed |
| 20.4-EVO | affected | custom | 20.4R3-S6-EVO | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.2-EVO | affected | custom | 21.2R3-EVO | Unavailable | None listed |
| 21.3-EVO | affected | custom | 21.3R2-EVO | Unavailable | None listed |