Juniper Junos OS/Junos OS Evolved Routing Protocol Daemon expired pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Routing Protocol Daemon. Executing a manipulation can lead to expired pointer dereference. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-30653. The attack needs to be done within the local network. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved (affected version not known). This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Routing Protocol Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a expired pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-825. The product dereferences a pointer that contains a location for memory that was previously valid, but is no longer valid. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An Expired Pointer Dereference vulnerability in Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, adjacent attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).On all Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved platforms, when an MPLS Label-Switched Path (LSP) is configured with node-link-protection and transport-class, and an LSP flaps, rpd crashes and restarts. Continuous flapping of LSP can cause a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects: Junos OS: * All versions before 22.2R3-S4, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S2, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2. Junos OS Evolved: * All versions before 22.2R3-S4-EVO, * 22.4-EVO versions before 22.4R3-S2-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-EVO.

The advisory is shared for download at supportportal.juniper.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-30653 since 03/24/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 01/24/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234095 (Juniper Junos OS Vulnerability (JSA96463)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (234095). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

Router Operating System

Vendor

Juniper

Name

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.juniper.net/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Expired pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-825
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 234095
Nessus Name: Juniper Junos OS Vulnerability (JSA96463)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/24/2025 🔍
04/09/2025 +15 days 🔍
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01/24/2026 +290 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: JSA96463
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30653 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30653
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-304264

Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2025 22:20
Updated: 01/24/2026 06:03
Changes: 04/09/2025 22:20 (75), 04/10/2025 04:32 (2), 01/24/2026 06:03 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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