CVE-2023-44199 Junos OS: MX Series: In a PTP scenario a prolonged routing protocol churn can trigger an FPC reboot
An unauthenticated attacker can cause a denial of service on Juniper MX Series routers by triggering an FPC crash via routing protocol churn when PTP is configured.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-44199?
CVE-2023-44199 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 12 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-44199?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2023-44199?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-44199 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2023-44199 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-44199 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos
- CVE-2023-36845 Juniper Junos OS EX Series and SRX Series PHP External Variable Modification
- CVE-2020-1631 Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-21590 Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
- CVE-2023-36851 Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-j62j-mjvg-xgrq.