CVE-2022-22213

Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in RPD upon receipt of specific BGP update

Description

A vulnerability in Handling of Undefined Values in the routing protocol daemon (RPD) process of Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved may allow an unauthenticated network-based attacker to crash the RPD process by sending a specific BGP update while the system is under heavy load, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued receipt and processing of this packet will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Malicious exploitation of this issue requires a very specific combination of load, timing, and configuration of the vulnerable system which is beyond the direct control of the attacker. Internal reproduction has only been possible through artificially created load and specially instrumented source code. Systems are only vulnerable to this issue if BGP multipath is enabled. Routers not configured for BGP multipath are not vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S1; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2-S2, 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2, 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S1-EVO; 21.2 version 21.2R1-EVO and later versions; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-EVO; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 21.1. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions prior to 21.1-EVO.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 21.1R3-S1-EVO, 21.3R3-EVO, 21.4R1-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO, 22.1R1-EVO Junos OS: 21.1R3-S1, 21.2R2-S2, 21.2R3, 21.3R2, 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R2, 22.1R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • Disable BGP multipath, or configure 'set protocols bgp multipath-build deferred'.

Category

5.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69717 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-22213?
CVE-2022-22213 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-22213?
To fix CVE-2022-22213: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 21.1R3-S1-EVO, 21.3R3-EVO, 21.4R1-S1-EVO, 21.4R2-EVO, 22.1R1-EVO Junos OS: 21.1R3-S1, 21.2R2-S2, 21.2R3, 21.3R2, 21.4R1-S1, 21.4R2, 22.1R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2022-22213 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-22213 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-2022-22213?
CVE-2022-22213 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved.
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