CVE-2022-22193
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-04-14 15:50
Modified
2024-09-17 02:06
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
Summary
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: In a BGP rib-sharding scenario when a certain CLI command is executed the rpd process might crash
References
▼ | URL | Tags | |
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sirt@juniper.net | https://kb.juniper.net/JSA69503 | Vendor Advisory |
Impacted products
▼ | Vendor | Product |
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Juniper Networks | Junos OS | |
Juniper Networks | Junos OS Evolved |
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