Juniper Junos OS Evolved up to 21.2R1-EVO/21.3R1-EVO Packet Forwarding Engine allocation of resources

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A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Juniper Junos OS Evolved up to 21.2R1-EVO/21.3R1-EVO. Affected is an unknown function of the component Packet Forwarding Engine. Executing a manipulation can lead to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-22212. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability has been found in Juniper Junos OS Evolved up to 21.2R1-EVO/21.3R1-EVO (Router Operating System) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component Packet Forwarding Engine. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

An Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows unauthenticated network based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). On all Junos Evolved platforms hostbound protocols will be impacted by a high rate of specific hostbound traffic from ports on a PFE. Continued receipt of this amount of traffic will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-EVO; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2-EVO. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 21.2R1.

The weakness was published 07/20/2022 with Juniper Networks as JSA69716. The advisory is available at kb.juniper.net. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-22212 since 12/21/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 21.2R3-EVO or 21.3R2-EVO eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Router Operating System

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• Juniper

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• Junos OS Evolved

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• 21.2R1-EVO
• 21.3R1-EVO

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.juniper.net/

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