CVE-2023-44199

HIGH

Juniper Junos OS on MX Series - Unauthenticated Denial of Service via PTP Routing Protocol Churn

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS). On Junos MX Series platforms with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) configured, a prolonged routing protocol churn can lead to an FPC crash and restart. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series: * All versions prior to 20.4R3-S4; * 21.1 version 21.1R1 and later versions; * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S2; * 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3; * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S1, 22.2R2.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA73165

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 34.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-754
Status published
Products (5)
juniper/junos 20.4 (10 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 21.1 r1 (11 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 21.2 (10 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 21.3 (12 CPE variants)
juniper/junos 21.4 (7 CPE variants)
Published Oct 13, 2023
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026