{"id":"CVE-2024-21616","state":"PUBLISHED","title":"Junos OS: MX Series and SRX Series: Processing of a specific SIP packet causes NAT IP allocation to fail","description":"\nAn 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).\n\nOn 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.\n\nNAT IP usage can be monitored by running the following command.\n\nuser@srx> show security nat resource-usage source-pool <source_pool_name>\n\n\nPool name: source_pool_name\n..\nAddress Factor-index Port-range Used Avail Total Usage\nX.X.X.X\n0 Single Ports 50258 52342 62464 96% <<<<<\n- Alg Ports 0 2048 2048 0%\nThis issue affects:\n\nJuniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series and SRX Series\n\n\n\n  *  All versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;\n  *  21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5;\n  *  21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5;\n  *  22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;\n  *  22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3;\n  *  22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;\n  *  22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;\n  *  23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","publishedAt":"2024-01-12T00:56:20.566Z","updatedAt":"2025-06-17T14:43:11.964Z","severity":{"score":7.5,"label":"High","version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","source":"juniper"},"assigner":"juniper","products":["Juniper Networks Junos OS"],"affected":[{"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"21.2R3-S6","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"21.3","status":"affected","lessThan":"21.3R3-S5","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"21.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"21.4R3-S5","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"22.1","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.1R3-S4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"22.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.2R3-S3","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"22.3","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.3R3-S1","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"22.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"23.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2","versionType":"semver"}],"platforms":["MX Series","SRX Series"]}],"references":["https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75757","https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"],"weaknesses":["CWE-1286"],"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T20:06:59.846Z","source":{"repository":"CVEProject/cvelistV5","path":"cves/2024/21xxx/CVE-2024-21616.json","commit":"556c9d3a8cd17e218bb8e452ba7cd619a384ff47"},"raw":{"dataType":"CVE_RECORD","dataVersion":"5.1","cveMetadata":{"cveId":"CVE-2024-21616","state":"PUBLISHED","datePublished":"2024-01-12T00:56:20.566Z","dateUpdated":"2025-06-17T14:43:11.964Z","assignerShortName":"juniper","assignerOrgId":"8cbe9d5a-a066-4c94-8978-4b15efeae968","dateReserved":"2023-12-27T19:38:25.710Z"},"containers":{"cna":{"title":"Junos OS: MX Series and SRX Series: Processing of a specific SIP packet causes NAT IP allocation to fail","descriptions":[{"lang":"en","value":"\nAn 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).\n\nOn 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.\n\nNAT IP usage can be monitored by running the following command.\n\nuser@srx> show security nat resource-usage source-pool <source_pool_name>\n\n\nPool name: source_pool_name\n..\nAddress Factor-index Port-range Used Avail Total Usage\nX.X.X.X\n0 Single Ports 50258 52342 62464 96% <<<<<\n- Alg Ports 0 2048 2048 0%\nThis issue affects:\n\nJuniper Networks Junos OS on MX Series and SRX Series\n\n\n\n  *  All versions earlier than 21.2R3-S6;\n  *  21.3 versions earlier than 21.3R3-S5;\n  *  21.4 versions earlier than 21.4R3-S5;\n  *  22.1 versions earlier than 22.1R3-S4;\n  *  22.2 versions earlier than 22.2R3-S3;\n  *  22.3 versions earlier than 22.3R3-S1;\n  *  22.4 versions earlier than 22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3;\n  *  23.2 versions earlier than 23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"}],"affected":[{"vendor":"Juniper Networks","product":"Junos OS","defaultStatus":"unaffected","versions":[{"version":"0","status":"affected","lessThan":"21.2R3-S6","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"21.3","status":"affected","lessThan":"21.3R3-S5","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"21.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"21.4R3-S5","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"22.1","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.1R3-S4","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"22.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.2R3-S3","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"22.3","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.3R3-S1","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"22.4","status":"affected","lessThan":"22.4R2-S2, 22.4R3","versionType":"semver"},{"version":"23.2","status":"affected","lessThan":"23.2R1-S1, 23.2R2","versionType":"semver"}],"platforms":["MX Series","SRX Series"]}],"references":[{"url":"https://supportportal.juniper.net/JSA75757","tags":["vendor-advisory"]},{"url":"https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/4.0#CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","tags":["technical-description"]}],"metrics":[{"cvssV3_1":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7.5,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"NONE","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","version":"3.1"},"format":"CVSS","scenarios":[{"lang":"en","value":"GENERAL"}]}],"problemTypes":[{"descriptions":[{"cweId":"CWE-1286","description":"CWE-1286: Improper Validation of Syntactic Correctness of Input","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}]},{"descriptions":[{"description":"Denial of Service (DoS)","lang":"en"}]}],"providerMetadata":{"shortName":"juniper","orgId":"8cbe9d5a-a066-4c94-8978-4b15efeae968","dateUpdated":"2024-01-12T00:56:20.566Z"},"configurations":[{"lang":"en","supportingMedia":[{"base64":false,"type":"text/html","value":"<p>To be affected the SIP ALG needs to be enabled, either implicitly / by default or by way of configuration.</p><p>Please verify on SRX with:</p><code>  user@host&gt; show security alg status | match sip</code><br/><code>  SIP : Enabled</code><br/><p>Please verify on MX whether the following is configured:</p><code>  user@host&gt; show security alg status | match sip</code><br/><code>  SIP : Enabled</code><br/><code>  [services ... rule &lt;rule-name&gt; (term &lt;term-name&gt; ) from/match application/application-set &lt;name&gt;]</code><br/><p>where either</p><code>  a. name = junos-sip</code><br/><p>or an application or application-set refers to SIP:</p><code>  b. 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