Vulnerability in Juniper Junos
CVE-2022-22196
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Routing Protocol Daemon (rpd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an adjacent, unauthenticated attacker with an established ISIS adjacency to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). The rpd CPU spikes to 100% after a malformed ISIS TLV has been received which will lead to processing issues of routing updates and in turn traffic impact. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S4; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S6; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S1; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved All versions prior to 20.4R3-S3-EVO; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.3R1.
EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th 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 19.3, 19.4, 20.1
- Juniper Junos_os_evolved — versions 20.4, 21.2
- Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions unspecified, 19.3, 19.4
- Juniper Networks Junos Os Evolved — versions unspecified, 21.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22196?
- CVE-2022-22196 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-04-14.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22196?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-22196 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.