SB2022101266 - Denial of service in Junos OS FPC
Published: October 12, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022101266
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper control of a resource through its lifetime (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22249)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect control over memory operations in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE). A remote attacker on the local network can cause one or more FPCs to crash and reboot, resulting in a denial of service (DoS) condition.
The vulnerability affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.