#VU59594 Error Handling in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22160

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#VU59594 Error Handling in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22160

Published: January 13, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU59594
Vulnerability risk: 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-2022-22160
CWE-ID: CWE-388
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
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 (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper error handling in the subscriber management daemon (smgd). In a subscriber management / broadband edge environment if a single session group configuration contains dual-stack and a pp0 interface, smgd will crash and restart every time a PPPoE client sends a specific message.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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