Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22224

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Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22224

Published: October 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68276
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-2022-22224
CWE-ID: CWE-755
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
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 a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect error handling when processing malformed OSPF TLV within the periodic packet management daemon (PPMD) process. A remote attacker on the local network can send malformed OSPF TLV and cause the PPMD process to enter an infinite loop.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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