An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
On all Junos OS MX Series and SRX Series platforms, when SIP ALG is enabled, and a specific SIP packet is received and processed, NAT IP allocation fails for genuine traffic, which causes Denial of Service (DoS). Continuous receipt of this specific SIP ALG packet will cause a sustained DoS condition.
NAT IP usage can be monitored by running the following command.
user@srx> show security nat resource-usage source-pool <source_pool_name>
Pool name: source_pool_name
..
Address Factor-index Port-range Used Avail Total Usage
X.X.X.X
0 Single Ports 50258 52342 62464 96% <<<<<
- Alg Ports 0 2048 2048 0%
This issue affects:
Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series and SRX Series
* All versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;
* 21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5;
* 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5;
* 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;
* 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3;
* 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;
* 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;
* 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.
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EUVD-2024-19264 | An Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input vulnerability in Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS). On all Junos OS MX Series and SRX Series platforms, when SIP ALG is enabled, and a specific SIP packet is received and processed, NAT IP allocation fails for genuine traffic, which causes Denial of Service (DoS). Continuous receipt of this specific SIP ALG packet will cause a sustained DoS condition. NAT IP usage can be monitored by running the following command. user@srx> show security nat resource-usage source-pool <source_pool_name> Pool name: source_pool_name .. Address Factor-index Port-range Used Avail Total Usage X.X.X.X 0 Single Ports 50258 52342 62464 96% <<<<< - Alg Ports 0 2048 2048 0% This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series and SRX Series * All versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6; * 21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5; * 21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5; * 22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4; * 22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3; * 22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1; * 22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3; * 23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2. |
Solution
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 21.2R3-S6, 21.3R3-S5, 21.4R3-S5, 22.1R3-S4, 22.2R3-S3, 22.3R3-S1, 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3, 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2, 23.4R1, and all subsequent releases.
Workaround
There are no known workarounds for this issue, but it should be considered to disable the SIP ALG if it's not strictly needed.
Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:15:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: juniper
Published:
Updated: 2025-06-17T14:43:11.964Z
Reserved: 2023-12-27T19:38:25.710Z
Link: CVE-2024-21616

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:27:35.547Z

Status : Modified
Published: 2024-01-12T01:15:50.027
Modified: 2024-11-21T08:54:43.780
Link: CVE-2024-21616

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