Juniper Junos OS/Junos OS Evolved prior 24.2R2 Routing Protocol Daemon null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Routing Protocol Daemon. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-52984. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved. Affected is an unknown code of the component Routing Protocol Daemon. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the routing protocol daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause impact to the availability of the device. When static route points to a reject next hop and a gNMI query is processed for that static route, rpd crashes and restarts. This issue affects: Junos OS:  * all versions before 21.2R3-S9, * 21.4 versions before 21.4R3-S10,  * 22.2 versions before 22.2R3-S6, * 22.4 versions before 22.4R3-S6, * 23.2 versions before 23.2R2-S3, * 23.4 versions before 23.4R2-S4, * 24.2 versions before 24.2R1-S2, 24.2R2; Junos OS Evolved: * all versions before 22.4R3-S7-EVO, * 23.2-EVO versions before 23.2R2-S3-EVO, * 23.4-EVO versions before 23.4R2-S4-EVO, * 24.2-EVO versions before 24.2R2-EVO.

The advisory is shared for download at supportportal.juniper.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-52984 since 06/23/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241657 (Juniper Junos OS Vulnerability (JSA100090)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 21.2R3-S9, 21.4R3-S10, 22.2R3-S6, 22.4R3-S6, 23.2R2-S3, 23.4R2-S4, 24.2R1-S2 or 24.2R2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (241657) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1519). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Juniper MX Series
  • Juniper JUNOS
  • Juniper SRX Series
  • Juniper Security Director
  • Juniper Junos Space

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 241657
Nessus Name: Juniper Junos OS Vulnerability (JSA100090)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Junos OS/Junos OS Evolved 21.2R3-S9/21.4R3-S10/22.2R3-S6/22.4R3-S6/23.2R2-S3/23.4R2-S4/24.2R1-S2/24.2R2

Timelineinfo

06/23/2025 CVE reserved
07/11/2025 +18 days Advisory disclosed
07/11/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/23/2026 +196 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: JSA100090
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-52984 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-52984
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316152
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1519 - Juniper JUNOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Privilegieneskalation

Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2025 20:20
Updated: 01/23/2026 19:06
Changes: 07/11/2025 20:20 (80), 07/12/2025 08:17 (2), 10/12/2025 04:18 (7), 01/23/2026 19:06 (1)
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