SB2022041354 - Improper access control in Junos OS Evolved



SB2022041354 - Improper access control in Junos OS Evolved

Published: April 13, 2022 Updated: October 26, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2022041354
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22183)

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access control error. A remote non-authenticated attacker can connect to a specific open IPv4 port, which in affected releases should otherwise be unreachable, to cause the CPU to consume all resources as more traffic is sent to the port to create a Denial of Service (DoS) condition.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.