CVE-2024-39515
CWE-1288Published: October 9, 2024· Updated: Jun 17, 2026
Official Description
An Improper Validation of Consistency within Input vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker sending a specifically malformed BGP packet to cause rpd to crash and restart, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition.
In some cases, rpd fails to restart requiring a manual restart via the 'restart routing' CLI command.
This issue only affects systems with BGP traceoptions enabled and
requires a BGP session to be already established. Systems without BGP traceoptions enabled are not affected by this issue.
This issue affects iBGP and eBGP, and both IPv4 and IPv6 are affected by this vulnerability.
This issue affects:
Junos OS:
* All versions before 21.4R3-S8,
* 22.2 before 22.2R3-S5,
* 22.3 before 22.3R3-S4,
* 22.4 before 22.4R3-S3,
* 23.2 before 23.2R2-S2,
* 23.4 before 23.4R2;
Junos OS Evolved:
* All versions before 21.4R3-S8-EVO,
* 22.2-EVO before 22.2R3-S5-EVO,
* 22.3-EVO before 22.3R3-S4-EVO,
* 22.4-EVO before 22.4R3-S3-EVO,
* 23.2-EVO before 23.2R2-S2-EVO,
* 23.4-EVO before 23.4R2-EVO.
Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-39515 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.
The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.
A successful exploit results in availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.5.
CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown
Affected Vendors & Products
Exploit & PoC Resources
Official Patches & Advisories
All References (2)
Quick Facts
Related CVEs (CWE-1288)
Recommended Actions
- →Apply vendor patches immediately
- →Monitor CVE-2024-39515 in threat intel feeds
- →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts