CVE-2022-22185

Junos OS: SRX Series: Denial of service vulnerability in flowd daemon upon receipt of a specific fragmented packet

Description

A vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series, allows a network-based unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending a specific fragmented packet to the device, resulting in a flowd process crash, which is responsible for packet forwarding. Continued receipt and processing of this specific packet will create a sustained DoS condition. This issue only affects SRX Series when 'preserve-incoming-fragment-size' feature is enabled. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S6; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S10; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S4; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S4; 19.4 versions prior to 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 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS prior to 17.3R1.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 18.3R3-S6, 18.4R3-S10, 19.1R3-S7, 19.2R3-S4, 19.3R3-S4, 19.4R3-S6, 20.1R3-S2, 20.2R3-S3, 20.3R3-S1, 20.4R3, 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R3, 21.2R2, 21.3R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • An administrator can disable the feature preserve-incoming-fragment-size to avoid this issue: user@host# delete security flow preserve-incoming-fragment-size user@host# commit

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.44%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69493 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22185?
CVE-2022-22185 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-22185?
To fix CVE-2022-22185: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 18.3R3-S6, 18.4R3-S10, 19.1R3-S7, 19.2R3-S4, 19.3R3-S4, 19.4R3-S6, 20.1R3-S2, 20.2R3-S3, 20.3R3-S1, 20.4R3, 21.1R2-S1, 21.1R3, 21.2R2, 21.3R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2022-22185 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-22185 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-22185?
CVE-2022-22185 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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