Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU68279

#VU68279 Resource management error in Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2022-22211

Published: October 12, 2022

Vulnerability identifier: #VU68279

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-2022-22211

CWE-ID: CWE-399

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Junos OS Evolved

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 management of internal resources in FPC. A remote attacker can force continuous polling of the SNMP jnxCosQstatTable and causes the FPC to run out of GUID space.

The vulnerability affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved on PTX Series.

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links

https://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2022-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Evolved-PTX-Series-Multiple-FPCs-become-unreachable-due-to-continuous-polling-of-specific-SNMP-OID-CVE-2022-22211