#VU59564 Memory leak in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22172

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#VU59564 Memory leak in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22172

Published: January 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59564
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-22172
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Junos OS Evolved
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the Layer-2 control protocols daemon (l2cpd). A remote attacker can send specially crafted LLDP packets to the system and perform denial of service attack.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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