CVE detail

CVE-2023-36831 — CVE-2023-36831

Published 2023-07-14 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos · Source nvd
HIGH
severity
CVSS-derived band
7.5
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0063
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
47.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

An Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the UTM (Unified Threat Management) Web-Filtering feature of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series causes a jbuf memory leak to occur when accessing certain websites, eventually leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. Service restoration is only possible by rebooting the system. The jbuf memory leak only occurs in SSL Proxy and UTM Web-Filtering configurations. Other products, platforms, and configurations are not affected by this vulnerability. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series: 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3; 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3; 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 22.2R2.

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 22.2R3, 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3, 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2, 23.1R1, and all subsequent releases.

workarounds

There are no known workarounds for this issue.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=22.2<22.2R322.2R3advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=22.3<22.3R2-S1, 22.3R322.3R2-S1, 22.3R3advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=22.4<22.4R1-S2, 22.4R222.4R1-S2, 22.4R2advisory ↗

References

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