Juniper Junos OS Evolved prior 22.1R2 Authentication improper authentication

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A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos OS Evolved and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Authentication Handler. The manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-22237. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Juniper Junos OS Evolved (Router Operating System). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown code of the component Authentication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An Improper Authentication vulnerability in the kernel of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause an impact on confidentiality or integrity. A vulnerability in the processing of TCP-AO will allow a BGP or LDP peer not configured with authentication to establish a session even if the peer is locally configured to use authentication. This could lead to untrusted or unauthorized sessions being established. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S1; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2-S2, 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved.

The weakness was published 10/18/2022 with Juniper Networks. The advisory is available at kb.juniper.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-22237 since 12/21/2021. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 21.2, 21.2R3-S1, 21.3, 21.3R2-S2, 21.3R3, 21.4, 21.4R2-S1, 21.4R3, 22.1, 22.1R1-S1 or 22.1R2 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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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.juniper.net/

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