title: Junos OS: SRX Series: The PFE will crash on receiving malformed SSL traffic when Sky ATP is enabled
description:
An Improper Handling of Inconsistent Special Elements vulnerability in the Junos Services Framework (jsf) module of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated network based attacker to cause a crash in the Packet Forwarding Engine (pfe) and thereby resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
Upon receiving malformed SSL traffic, the PFE crashes. A manual restart will be needed to recover the device.
This issue only affects devices with Juniper Networks Advanced Threat Prevention (ATP) Cloud enabled with Encrypted Traffic Insights (configured via ‘security-metadata-streaming policy’).
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS:
*  All versions prior to 20.4R3-S8, 20.4R3-S9;
*  21.1 version 21.1R1 and later versions;
*  21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S6;
*  21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5;
*  21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5;
*  22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4;
*  22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S2;
*  22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3;
*  22.4 versions prior to 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3;
problem types:  CWE-168: Improper Handling of Inconsistent Special Elements
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
platforms: SRX Series
product: Junos OS
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 20.4R3-S8, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: semver
lessThan: 21.1*, status: affected, version: 21.1R1, versionType: semver
lessThan: 21.2R3-S6, status: affected, version: 21.2, versionType: semver
lessThan: 21.3R3-S5, status: affected, version: 21.3, versionType: semver
lessThan: 21.4R3-S5, status: affected, version: 21.4, versionType: semver
lessThan: 22.1R3-S4, status: affected, version: 22.1, versionType: semver
lessThan: 22.2R3-S2, status: affected, version: 22.2, versionType: semver
lessThan: 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, status: affected, version: 22.3, versionType: semver
lessThan: 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3, status: affected, version: 22.4, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.5
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: NONE
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
exploits: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
solutions: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 20.4R3-S8, 21.2R3-S6, 21.3R3-S5, 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3-S2, 22.3R2-S2, 22.3R3, 22.4R2-S1, 22.4R3, 23.1R2, 23.2R1, and all subsequent releases.
workarounds: Removing the security-metadata-streaming policy from the configuration stops the issue.