#VU68275 Input validation error in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2022-22201


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68275

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [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-2022-22201

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE). A remote attacker can send specially crafted ESP packets to the device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX5000 Series with SPC3, SRX4000 Series, and vSRX when PowerMode IPsec is configured and a malformed ESP packet matching an established IPsec tunnel is received.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 19.4R1-S1, 19.4R1-S2, 19.4R1-S3, 19.4R1-S4, 19.4R2-S1, 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R2-S3, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R2-S5, 19.4, 19.4R1, 19.4R2, 20.1R1-S1, 20.1R1-S2, 20.1R1-S3, 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2-S1, 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1, 20.1R3-S2, 20.1, 20.1R1, 20.1R2, 20.1R3, 20.2R1-S1, 20.2R1-S2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2-S1, 20.2R2-S2, 20.2R2-S3, 20.2R3-S1, 20.2R3-S2, 20.2R3-S3, 20.2, 20.2R1, 20.2R2, 20.2R3, 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2-S1, 20.3R3-S1, 20.3R3-S2, 20.3, 20.3R1, 20.3R2, 20.3R3, 20.4R1-S1, 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R2-S2, 20.4R3-S1, 20.4, 20.4R1, 20.4R2, 20.4R3, 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R2-S2, 21.1, 21.1R1, 21.1R2, 21.2R1-S1, 21.2R1-S2, 21.2R2-S1, 21.2R2-S2, 21.2R1, 21.2R2, 21.3R1-S1, 21.3R1


External links
https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2022-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-SRX5000-Series-with-SPC3-SRX4000-Series-and-vSRX-When-PowerMode-IPsec-is-configured-the-PFE-will-crash-upon-receipt-of-a-malformed-ESP-packet-CVE-2022-22201


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.


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