SB2023011190 - Memory leak in Juniper Junos OS
Published: January 11, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023011190
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 security vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22417)
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 Flow Processing Daemon (flowd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
In an IPsec VPN environment, a memory leak will be seen if a DH or ECDH group is configured.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.