CVE-2022-22236
Junos OS: SRX Series and MX Series: When specific valid SIP packets are received the PFE will crash
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- Updated
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- juniper
Description
An Access of Uninitialized Pointer vulnerability in SIP Application Layer Gateway (ALG) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). When specific valid SIP packets are received the PFE will crash and restart. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series: 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S4; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S2; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S2; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R2-S2, 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 20.4R1.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| juniperCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.75% · top 45% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
- CWE-824 Access of Uninitialized Pointer (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-824 and its CVEs
- Denial of Service (DoS)
Affected products
- unaffected unspecified – < 20.4R1
- affected 20.4 – < 20.4R3-S4
- affected 21.1 – < 21.1R3-S2
- affected 21.2 – < 21.2R3-S2
- affected 21.3 – < 21.3R2-S2, 21.3R3
- affected 21.4 – < 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2
- affected 22.1 – < 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2
What to do
Solution: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 20.4R3-S4, 21.1R3-S2, 21.2R3-S2, 21.3R2-S2, 21.3R3, 21.4R1-S2, 21.4R2, 22.1R1-S1, 22.1R2, 22.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
Workaround: There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Exploitation: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
References (1)
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69892 (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2022-22236)Record last updated .