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High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 19, 2021· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2021-31376

CVE-2021-31376

Description

An Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Packet Forwarding Engine manager (FXPC) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending specific DHCPv6 packets to the device and crashing the FXPC service. Continued receipt and processing of this specific packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects only the following platforms in ACX Series: ACX500, ACX1000, ACX1100, ACX2100, ACX2200, ACX4000, ACX5048, ACX5096 devices. Other ACX platforms are not affected from this issue. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on ACX500, ACX1000, ACX1100, ACX2100, ACX2200, ACX4000, ACX5048, ACX5096: 18.4 version 18.4R3-S7 and later versions prior to 18.4R3-S8. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S7 on ACX500, ACX1000, ACX1100, ACX2100, ACX2200, ACX4000, ACX5048, ACX5096.

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.4:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
    • cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.4:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: 18.4 version 18.4R3-S7 and later versions prior to 18.4R3-S8
    • (no CPE)range: 18.4
  • Range: 18.4 version 18.4R3-S7 and later versions prior to 18.4R3-S8

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