Buffer overflow in Juniper Ex4600
CVE-2022-22188
An Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability leading to a Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the packet forwarding engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based unauthenticated attacker to flood the device with traffic lea…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.015 (70.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Juniper Ex4600
- Juniper Ex4650
- Juniper Junos — versions 20.2
- Juniper Qfx5100
- Juniper Qfx5110
- Juniper Qfx5120
- Juniper Qfx5200
- Juniper Qfx5210
- Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions unspecified, 20.2R1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22188?
- CVE-2022-22188 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Ex4600, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22188?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-22188 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.