CVE-2023-44199
Junos OS: MX Series: In a PTP scenario a prolonged routing protocol churn can trigger an FPC reboot
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
On Junos MX Series platforms with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) configured, a prolonged routing protocol churn can lead to an FPC crash and restart.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S4;
- 21.1 version 21.1R1 and later versions;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S1, 22.2R2.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Junos OS: MX Series: In a PTP scenario a prolonged routing protocol churn can trigger an FPC reboot
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
On Junos MX Series platforms with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) configured, a prolonged routing protocol churn can lead to an FPC crash and restart.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S4;
- 21.1 version 21.1R1 and later versions;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S1, 22.2R2.
- Record
CVE-2023-44199- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-48558
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
On Junos MX Series platforms with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) configured, a prolonged routing protocol churn can lead to an FPC crash and restart.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S4;
- 21.1 version 21.1R1 and later versions;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S1, 22.2R2.
- Record
EUVD-2023-48558- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j62j-mjvg-xgrq
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding...
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
On Junos MX Series platforms with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) configured, a prolonged routing protocol churn can lead to an FPC crash and restart.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S4;
- 21.1 version 21.1R1 and later versions;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S1, 22.2R2.
- Record
GHSA-j62j-mjvg-xgrq- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the Packet Forwarding Engine (PFE) of Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series allows a network-based, unauthenticated attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
On Junos MX Series platforms with Precision Time Protocol (PTP) configured, a prolonged routing protocol churn can lead to an FPC crash and restart.
This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series:
- All versions prior to 20.4R3-S4;
- 21.1 version 21.1R1 and later versions;
- 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S2;
- 21.3 versions prior to 21.3R3-S5;
- 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3;
- 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3;
- 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R1-S1, 22.2R2.
- Record
CVE-2023-44199- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-44199 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Juniper Junos, published October 12, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. No source names a fixed version.