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MEDIUM · 6.5

CVE-2022-22160

An Unchecked Error Condition vulnerability in the subscriber management daemon (smgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a crash of and thereby a Denial ...

Vulnerability Description

An Unchecked Error Condition vulnerability in the subscriber management daemon (smgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a crash of and thereby a Denial of Service (DoS). In a subscriber management / broadband edge environment if a single session group configuration contains dual-stack and a pp0 interface, smgd will crash and restart every time a PPPoE client sends a specific message. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series: 16.1 version 16.1R1 and later versions prior to 18.4R3-S10; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S3, 19.1R3-S7; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S8, 19.2R3-S4; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S4; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S5; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S3; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S2; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 16.1R1.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
JuniperJunos16.1
JuniperMx10-
JuniperMx10000-
JuniperMx10003-
JuniperMx10008-
JuniperMx10016-
JuniperMx104-
JuniperMx150-
JuniperMx2008-
JuniperMx2010-
JuniperMx2020-
JuniperMx204-
JuniperMx240-
JuniperMx40-
JuniperMx480-
JuniperMx5-
JuniperMx80-
JuniperMx960-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-391

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-22160?

CVE-2022-22160 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An Unchecked Error Condition vulnerability in the subscriber management daemon (smgd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause a crash of and thereby a Denial ...

How severe is CVE-2022-22160?

CVE-2022-22160 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-22160?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Juniper Junos, Juniper Mx10, Juniper Mx10000, Juniper Mx10003, Juniper Mx10008.