{"id":"CVE-2023-36831","aliases":["EUVD-2023-40751","GHSA-g6m3-8xg2-qjhj"],"status":"published","title":"Junos OS: SRX Series: jbuf memory leak when SSL Proxy and UTM Web-Filtering is applied","description":"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.\n\nThe jbuf memory leak only occurs in SSL Proxy and UTM Web-Filtering configurations.  Other products, platforms, and configurations are not affected by this vulnerability.\n\nThis issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:\n22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3;\n22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3;\n22.4 versions prior to 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2.\n\nThis issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 22.2R2.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.00632,"percentile":0.50617,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-703"],"published":"2023-07-14T14:56:32Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:07:10Z","products":[{"vendor":"juniper","product":"junos"},{"vendor":"juniper networks","product":"junos os"},{"vendor":"juniper_networks","product":"junos_os"}],"references":[{"url":"https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA71636","tags":["x_transferred","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36831"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g6m3-8xg2-qjhj"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-36831","title":"Junos OS: SRX Series: jbuf memory leak when SSL Proxy and UTM Web-Filtering is applied","description":"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.\n\nThe jbuf memory leak only occurs in SSL Proxy and UTM Web-Filtering configurations.  Other products, platforms, and configurations are not affected by this vulnerability.\n\nThis issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:\n22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3;\n22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3;\n22.4 versions prior to 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2.\n\nThis issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 22.2R2.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-07-14T14:56:32.306Z","modified":"2024-11-07T14:41:49.644Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-703"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:27.810438Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-40751","description":"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.\n\nThe jbuf memory leak only occurs in SSL Proxy and UTM Web-Filtering configurations.  Other products, platforms, and configurations are not affected by this vulnerability.\n\nThis issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:\n22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3;\n22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3;\n22.4 versions prior to 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2.\n\nThis issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 22.2R2.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-07-14T14:56:32Z","modified":"2024-11-07T14:41:49Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:05:08.721426Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-g6m3-8xg2-qjhj","title":"An Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the UTM (Unified Threat...","description":"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.\n\nThe jbuf memory leak only occurs in SSL Proxy and UTM Web-Filtering configurations.  Other products, platforms, and configurations are not affected by this vulnerability.\n\nThis issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:\n22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3;\n22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3;\n22.4 versions prior to 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2.\n\nThis issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 22.2R2.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-07-14T15:30:27Z","modified":"2024-04-04T06:08:21Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-703"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:56:39.294815Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-36831","description":"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.\n\nThe jbuf memory leak only occurs in SSL Proxy and UTM Web-Filtering configurations.  Other products, platforms, and configurations are not affected by this vulnerability.\n\nThis issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX Series:\n22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3;\n22.3 versions prior to 22.3R2-S1, 22.3R3;\n22.4 versions prior to 22.4R1-S2, 22.4R2.\n\nThis issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 22.2R2.\n","status":"published","published":"2023-07-14T15:15:08.913Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:07:10.31Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"}],"cwes":["CWE-703"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:17.044696Z"}]}}