Main Vulnerability Database SB2023011187

SB2023011187 - Memory leak in Juniper Junos OS

Published: January 11, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB2023011187

CSH 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 vulnerability.

1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22410)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

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.

A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series platforms with MPC10/MPC11 line cards, allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).

Devices are only vulnerable when the Suspicious Control Flow Detection (scfd) feature is enabled.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2023-01-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-MX-Series-with-MPC10-MPC11-When-Suspicious-Control-Flow-Detection-scfd-is-enabled-and-an-attacker-is-sending-specific-traffic-this-causes-a-memory-leak-CVE-2023-22410