Junos OS: SRX Series and MX Series: Memory leak due to receipt of specially crafted SIP calls

Summary

An Improper Handling of Unexpected Data Type vulnerability in the handling of SIP calls in Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and MX Series platforms allows an attacker to cause a memory leak leading to Denial of Services (DoS). This issue occurs on all MX Series platforms with MS-MPC or MS-MIC card and all SRX Series platforms where SIP ALG is enabled. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability prevents additional SIP calls and applications from succeeding. The SIP ALG needs to be enabled, either implicitly / by default or by way of configuration. To confirm whether SIP ALG is enabled on SRX use the following command: user@host> show security alg status | match sip SIP : Enabled This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and on MX Series: All versions prior to 19.3R3-S7; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S8, 19.4R3-S10; 20.1 versions 20.1R1 and later versions; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S6; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3-S6; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R3-S5; 21.1 versions prior to 21.1R3-S5; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S1; 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3; 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R2-S2, 21.4R3; 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R1-S2, 22.1R2, 22.1R3-S1. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series and on MX Series: All versions prior to 18.2R1.

Timeline

1. Jan 12, 2023, 12:00 AM UTCCVE published
2. Apr 7, 2025, 3:10 PM UTCCISA SSVC assessment

   Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

3. Apr 7, 2025, 3:43 PM UTCRecord last updated

Affected versions

• Juniper Networks Junos OS

  fixed in 19.3R3-S7; From 20.1R1; From 20.2 · fixed in 20.2R3-S6; From 20.3 · fixed in 20.3R3-S6; From 20.4 · fixed in 20.4R3-S5; From 21.1 · fixed in 21.1R3-S5; From 21.2 · fixed in 21.2R3-S1; From 21.3 · fixed in 21.3R3

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