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HIGH · 7.5

CVE-2022-22207

A Use After Free vulnerability in the Advanced Forwarding Toolkit (AFT) manager process (aftmand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause a kernel crash due ...

Vulnerability Description

A Use After Free vulnerability in the Advanced Forwarding Toolkit (AFT) manager process (aftmand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause a kernel crash due to intensive polling of Abstracted Fabric (AF) interface statistics and thereby a Denial of Service (DoS). Continued gathering of AF interface statistics will create a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series: 20.1 versions later than 20.1R1; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S5; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S4; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2.

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
JuniperJunos20.1
JuniperMx10-
JuniperMx10000-
JuniperMx10003-
JuniperMx10008-
JuniperMx10016-
JuniperMx104-
JuniperMx150-
JuniperMx2008-
JuniperMx2010-
JuniperMx2020-
JuniperMx204-
JuniperMx240-
JuniperMx40-
JuniperMx480-
JuniperMx5-
JuniperMx80-
JuniperMx960-

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2022-22207?

CVE-2022-22207 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). A Use After Free vulnerability in the Advanced Forwarding Toolkit (AFT) manager process (aftmand) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause a kernel crash due ...

How severe is CVE-2022-22207?

CVE-2022-22207 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-2022-22207?

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