An Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the processing of a malformed OSPF TLV in Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated adjacent attacker to cause the periodic packet management daemon (PPMD) process to go into an infinite loop, which in turn can cause protocols and functions reliant on PPMD such as OSPF neighbor reachability to be impacted, resulting in a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition. The DoS condition persists until the PPMD process is manually restarted. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: All versions prior to 19.1R3-S9; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S5; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S9; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R3; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S1; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2. Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved: All versions prior to 20.4R3-S3-EVO; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R2-EVO.
This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 6.5, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from juniper, from juniper organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.
2022-10-18T03:15:09.787
2024-11-21T06:46:25.847
Modified
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | juniper | junos | < 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 19.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 21.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | < 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 20.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos_os_evolved | 21.1 | Yes |
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