high
7.5
CWE
401
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2023-22417: Junos OS: SRX Series: A memory leak might be observed in IPsec VPN scenario leading to an FPC crash

First published: Thu Jan 12 2023(Updated: )

A Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in the Flow Processing Daemon (flowd) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). In an IPsec VPN environment, a memory leak will be seen if a DH or ECDH group is configured. Eventually the flowd process will crash and restart. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: All versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S8, 19.4R3-S10; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S6; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S5; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S4; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2.

Credit: sirt@juniper.net

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
Juniper JUNOS=19.3
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r1
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r2
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r2-s3
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r2-s4
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r2-s5
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r2-s6
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r3
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r3-s1
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r3-s2
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r3-s3
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r3-s4
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r3-s5
Juniper JUNOS=19.3-r3-s6
Juniper JUNOS=19.4
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r1
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r1-s3
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r1-s4
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r2
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r2-s3
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r2-s4
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r2-s5
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r2-s6
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r2-s7
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3-s1
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3-s2
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3-s4
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3-s5
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3-s6
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3-s7
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3-s8
Juniper JUNOS=19.4-r3-s9
Juniper JUNOS=20.2
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r1
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r1-s3
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r2
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r2-s3
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r3
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r3-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r3-s2
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r3-s3
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r3-s4
Juniper JUNOS=20.2-r3-s5
Juniper JUNOS=20.3
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r1
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r2
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r3
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r3-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r3-s2
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r3-s3
Juniper JUNOS=20.3-r3-s4
Juniper JUNOS=20.4
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r1
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r2
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r3
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r3-s1
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r3-s2
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r3-s3
Juniper JUNOS=20.4-r3-s4
Juniper JUNOS=21.1
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r1
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r2
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r3
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r3-s1
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r3-s2
Juniper JUNOS=21.1-r3-s3
Juniper JUNOS=21.2
Juniper JUNOS=21.2-r1
Juniper JUNOS=21.2-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=21.2-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=21.2-r2
Juniper JUNOS=21.2-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=21.2-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=21.3
Juniper JUNOS=21.3-r1
Juniper JUNOS=21.3-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=21.3-r1-s2
Juniper JUNOS=21.3-r2
Juniper JUNOS=21.3-r2-s1
Juniper JUNOS=21.3-r2-s2
Juniper JUNOS=21.4
Juniper JUNOS=21.4-r1
Juniper JUNOS=21.4-r1-s1
Juniper JUNOS=21.4-r1-s2
Juniper SRX100
Juniper SRX110
Juniper SRX1400
Juniper SRX1500
Juniper SRX210
Juniper SRX220
Juniper SRX240
Juniper SRX240H2
Juniper SRX240M
Juniper SRX300
Juniper SRX320
Juniper SRX340
Juniper SRX3400
Juniper SRX345
Juniper SRX3600
Juniper SRX380
Juniper SRX4000
Juniper SRX4100
Juniper SRX4200
Juniper SRX4600
Juniper SRX5000
Juniper SRX5400
Juniper SRX550
Juniper SRX550
Juniper SRX550
juniper srx5600
Juniper SRX5800
Juniper SRX650

Remedy

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 19.3R3-S7, 19.4R2-S8, 19.4R3-S10, 20.2R3-S6, 20.3R3-S5, 20.4R3-S5, 21.1R3-S4, 21.2R3, 21.3R3, 21.4R2, 22.1R1, and all subsequent releases.

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2023-22417?

    CVE-2023-22417 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service.

  • How do I fix CVE-2023-22417?

    To fix CVE-2023-22417, upgrading to an unaffected version of Junos OS as specified in the vendor's advisory is recommended.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2023-22417?

    CVE-2023-22417 affects multiple versions of Juniper Networks Junos OS, including 19.3, 19.4, 20.2, and newer releases listed in the advisory.

  • What type of attack is possible with CVE-2023-22417?

    An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit CVE-2023-22417 to trigger a denial of service condition on the affected devices.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-22417?

    Yes, Juniper Networks has released patches for CVE-2023-22417, which are included in the later versions of Junos OS.

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