Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-36831 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in Juniper Junos 22.2/22.3/22.4
Summary
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.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 12 | |
| Application | 1 | |
| Hardware | Juniper
| 29 |