HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2022-22188

An Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability leading to a Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the packet forwarding engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based unauthenticated attack...

Vulnerability Description

An Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability leading to a Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the packet forwarding engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based unauthenticated attacker to flood the device with traffic leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). The device must be configured with storm control profiling limiting the number of unknown broadcast, multicast, or unicast traffic to be vulnerable to this issue. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on QFX5100/QFX5110/QFX5120/QFX5200/QFX5210/EX4600/EX4650 Series; 20.2 version 20.2R1 and later versions prior to 20.2R2. This issue does not affect: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 20.2R1.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

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

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
JuniperJunos20.2
JuniperEx4600-
JuniperEx4650-
JuniperQfx5100-
JuniperQfx5110-
JuniperQfx5120-
JuniperQfx5200-
JuniperQfx5210-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-22188?

CVE-2022-22188 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). An Uncontrolled Memory Allocation vulnerability leading to a Heap-based Buffer Overflow in the packet forwarding engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based unauthenticated attack...

How severe is CVE-2022-22188?

CVE-2022-22188 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2022-22188?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Juniper Junos, Juniper Ex4600, Juniper Ex4650, Juniper Qfx5100, Juniper Qfx5110.