CVE-2020-1644
mediumpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
On Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved devices, the receipt of a specific BGP UPDATE packet causes an internal counter to be incremented incorrectly, which over time can lead to the routing protocols process (RPD) crash and restart. This issue affects both IBGP and EBGP multihop deployment in IPv4 or IPv6 network. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D105.19; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S8; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S10, 17.4R3-S2; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S10; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S4; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D13, 18.2X75-D411.1, 18.2X75-D420.18, 18.2X75-D52.3, 18.2X75-D60; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S7, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3-S2; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R2-S1, 19.1R3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S2, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: any releases prior to 20.1R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS releases prior to 17.3R1.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (62)
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- Juniper Networks Junos OS18.2X75 → 18.2X75-D13, 18.2X75-D411.1, 18.2X75-D420.18, 18.2X75-D52.3, 18.2X75-D60enisa_euvdEU
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sources
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references (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA11032Patchcnnvd
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11032cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1644cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Junos-OS-denial-of-service-via-BGP-UPDATE-32772cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2020.2349/cnnvd
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11032enisa_euvd
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11032Vendor Advisorynvd
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