SB2022101273 - Access of uninitialized pointer in Juniper Junos OS



SB2022101273 - Access of uninitialized pointer in Juniper Junos OS

Published: October 12, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022101273
CSH 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 vulnerability.


1) Access of uninitialized pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22236)

CWE-ID: CWE-824 - Access of Uninitialized Pointer

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


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

The vulnerability exists due to access of uninitialized pointer error in SIP Application Layer Gateway (ALG). A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

When specific valid SIP packets are received the PFE will crash and restart.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.