SB2023011174 - Access of uninitialized pointer in Junos OS Evolved and Juniper Junos OS
Published: January 11, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023011174
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Access of uninitialized pointer (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-22398)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to access of uninitialized pointer error in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd). A remote non-authenticated attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
When an MPLS ping is performed on BGP LSPs, the RPD might crash.
Repeated execution of this operation will lead to a sustained DoS.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.