What is CVE-2022-22168?

CVE-2022-22168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-01-19.

How severe is CVE-2022-22168?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Juniper Junos

CVE-2022-22168

An Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input vulnerability in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to trigger a Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability. Continued…

EPSS: 0.004 (31.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Juniper Junos — versions 19.2, 19.3, 19.4
Juniper Mx150
Juniper Vmx
Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions unspecified, 19.3, 19.4

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22168?: CVE-2022-22168 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-01-19.
How severe is CVE-2022-22168?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.