CVE-2022-22201

SRX5000 Series with SPC3, SRX4000 Series, and vSRX: When PowerMode IPsec is configured, the PFE will crash upon receipt of a malformed ESP packet

Published Oct 18, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). On SRX5000 Series with SPC3, SRX4000 Series, and vSRX, when PowerMode IPsec is configured and a malformed ESP packet matching an established IPsec tunnel is received the PFE crashes. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX5000 Series with SPC3, SRX4000 Series, and vSRX: All versions prior to 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S7; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S4; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S2; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R1-S2, 21.3R2.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S7, 20.1R3-S3, 20.2R3-S4, 20.3R3-S3, 20.4R3-S2, 21.1R3, 21.2R3, 21.3R1-S2, 21.3R2, 21.4R1, and all subsequent releases.


Vendor Workaround

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-27348 An Improper Validation of Specified Index, Position, or Offset in Input vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). On SRX5000 Series with SPC3, SRX4000 Series, and vSRX, when PowerMode IPsec is configured and a malformed ESP packet matching an established IPsec tunnel is received the PFE crashes. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX5000 Series with SPC3, SRX4000 Series, and vSRX: All versions prior to 19.4R2-S6, 19.4R3-S7; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3-S3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S4; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S2; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R1-S2, 21.3R2.
References
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00157}

epss

{'score': 0.00197}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
juniper
Published
Updated
May 12, 2025, 2:46 PM
Reserved
Dec 21, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 18, 2022, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:27 AM