CVE-2022-22232 : A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine of Juni

A NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). On SRX Series If Unified Threat Management (UTM) Enhanced Content Filtering (CF) is enabled and specific transit traffic is processed the PFE will crash and restart. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2 on SRX Series; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2 on SRX Series. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 21.4R1.

Published 2022-10-18 03:15:10

Updated 2022-10-21 17:09:18

Source Juniper Networks, Inc.

View at NVD, CVE.org

Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service

Products affected by CVE-2022-22232

Juniper » Junos » Version: 21.4 Update R1
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Juniper » Srx100 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx1400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx1500 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx210 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx220 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240h2 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240m » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx300 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx320 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx340 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx3400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx345 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx3600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx380 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4100 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4200 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550 Hm » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550m » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5800 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx650 » Version: N/A
Juniper » Junos » Version: 21.4 Update R1-s1
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:r1-s1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Juniper » Srx100 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx1400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx1500 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx210 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx220 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240h2 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240m » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx300 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx320 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx340 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx3400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx345 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx3600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx380 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4100 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4200 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550 Hm » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550m » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5800 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx650 » Version: N/A
Juniper » Junos » Version: 22.1 Update R1
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:22.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Juniper » Srx100 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx1400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx1500 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx210 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx220 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240h2 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240m » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx300 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx320 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx340 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx3400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx345 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx3600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx380 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4100 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4200 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550 Hm » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550m » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5800 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx650 » Version: N/A
Juniper » Junos » Version: 21.4
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:21.4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions
When used together with: Juniper » Srx100 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx110 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx1400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx1500 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx210 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx220 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240h2 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx240m » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx300 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx320 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx340 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx3400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx345 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx3600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx380 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4100 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4200 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx4600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5000 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5400 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550 Hm » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx550m » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5600 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx5800 » Version: N/A
When used together with: Juniper » Srx650 » Version: N/A

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22232

EPSS FAQ

0.04%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 14 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-22232

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source	First Seen
7.5	HIGH	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	3.9	3.6	Juniper Networks, Inc.
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE ids for CVE-2022-22232

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.
Assigned by:
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
- sirt@juniper.net (Secondary)

References for CVE-2022-22232

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69886

2022-10 Security Bulletin: Junos OS: SRX Series: If Unified Threat Management (UTM) Enhanced Content Filtering (CF) is enabled and specific traffic is processed the PFE will crash (CVE-2022-22232)
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Products affected by CVE-2022-22232

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-22232

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-22232

CWE ids for CVE-2022-22232

References for CVE-2022-22232