NULL pointer dereference in Juniper Junos
CVE-2022-22232
A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). On SRX Series If Unified Threat Management (UTM) Enhanced Content Filtering (CF) is enabled and specific transit traffic is processed the PFE will crash and restart. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2 on SRX Series; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2 on SRX Series. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 21.4R1.
EPSS: 0.007 (49.7th 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
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sirt@juniper.net (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-22232?
- CVE-2022-22232 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2022-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2022-22232?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.