#VU59562 Improper locking in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22175 

 

#VU59562 Improper locking in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22175

Published: January 12, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59562
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-2022-22175
CWE-ID: CWE-667
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack (DoS).

The vulnerability exists due to improper locking in the SIP ALG of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series and SRX Series. An non-authenticated attacker can send specially crafted traffic to the system to cause a flowprocessing daemon (flowd) crash.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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