Memory leak in Juniper Junos OS

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU82492

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22417

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

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 19.3 - 21.4R1-S2

External links

http://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2023-01-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-vSRX-Series-A-memory-leak-might-be-observed-in-IPsec-VPN-scenario-leading-to-an-FPC-crash-CVE-2023-22417

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.