CVE-2020-1640 | Junos OS: Receipt of certain genuine BGP packets from any BGP Speaker causes RPD to crash.

An improper use of a validation framework when processing incoming genuine BGP packets within Juniper Networks RPD (routing protocols process) daemon allows an attacker to crash RPD thereby causing a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This framework requires these packets to be passed. By continuously sending any of these types of formatted genuine packets, an attacker can repeatedly crash the RPD process causing a sustained Denial of Service. Authentication to the BGP peer is not required. This issue can be initiated or propagated through eBGP and iBGP and can impact devices in either modes of use as long as the devices are configured to support the compromised framework and a BGP path is activated or active. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 16.1 versions 16.1R7-S6 and later versions prior to 16.1R7-S8; 17.3 versions 17.3R2-S5, 17.3R3-S6 and later versions prior to 17.3R3-S8; 17.4 versions 17.4R2-S7, 17.4R3 and later versions prior to 17.4R2-S11, 17.4R3-S2; 18.1 versions 18.1R3-S7 and later versions prior to 18.1R3-S10; 18.2 versions 18.2R2-S6, 18.2R3-S2 and later versions prior to 18.2R2-S7, 18.2R3-S5; 18.2X75 versions 18.2X75-D12, 18.2X75-D32, 18.2X75-D33, 18.2X75-D51, 18.2X75-D60, 18.2X75-D411, 18.2X75-D420 and later versions prior to 18.2X75-D32, 18.2X75-D33, 18.2X75-D420, 18.2X75-D52, 18.2X75-D60, 18.2X75-D65, 18.2X75-D70;(*1) 18.3 versions 18.3R1-S6, 18.3R2-S3, 18.3R3 and later versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S2; 18.4 versions 18.4R1-S5, 18.4R2-S4, 18.4R3 and later versions prior to 18.4R1-S7, 18.4R2-S5, 18.4R3-S3(*2); 19.1 versions 19.1R1-S3, 19.1R2 and later versions prior to 19.1R1-S5, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S2; 19.2 versions 19.2R1-S2, 19.2R2 and later versions prior to 19.2R1-S5, 19.2R2, 19.2R3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S3, 19.3R3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R2. This issue does not affect Junos OS prior to 16.1R1. This issue affects IPv4 and IPv6 traffic.

Published: 2020-07-17 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2020-1640 is rated Moderate Risk (55/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.39%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-1640

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.45% 1.39% +0.94%
2 2025-03-30 0.53% 0.45% -0.09%
3 2025-03-29 0.53%

Full EPSS history (9 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2020-1640

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
3.9 3.6 [email protected]
5.0 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
10.0 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2020-1640

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2020-1640

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
juniper junos 16.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:16.1:r7-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 16.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:16.1:r7-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.3:r2-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.3:r3-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.3:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.4:r2-s10:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.4:r2-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.4:r2-s8:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.4:r2-s9:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 17.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:17.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s7:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s8:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.1:r3-s9:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.2:r2-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.2:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.2:r3-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.2:r3-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.2x75 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.2x75:d12:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.2x75 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.2x75:d411:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.2x75 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.2x75:d51:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.3:r1-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.3:r2-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.3:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.4:r1-s5:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.4:r1-s6:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.4:r2-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.4:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.4:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 18.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:18.4:r3-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r1-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.1:r3-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s3:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.2 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.2:r1-s4:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.3 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.3:r2-s2:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 19.4 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:19.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper junos 20.1 cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:20.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2020-1640

URL Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11024 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence