SB2025071842 - NULL pointer dereference in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS
Published: July 18, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2025071842
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-52984)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to null pointer dereference error in the routing protocol daemon (rpd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can 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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.