Junos OS (SRX firewalls)
CVE-2024-30397: An invalid certificate causes a Denial of Service in the Internet Key Exchange (IKE) process
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon (pkid) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
Published
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Affected and fixed versions
| Product / branch | Fixed in |
|---|---|
| Junos OS 0 | 20.4R3-S10 or later |
| Junos OS 21.2 | 21.2R3-S7 or later |
| Junos OS 21.4 | 21.4R3-S5 or later |
| Junos OS 22.1 | 22.1R3-S4 or later |
| Junos OS 22.2 | 22.2R3-S3 or later |
| Junos OS 22.3 | 22.3R3-S1 or later |
| Junos OS 22.4 | 22.4R3 or later |
| Junos OS 23.2 | 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2 or later |
Always confirm against the vendor advisory, which lists every fixed hotfix.
What it is
An Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in the the Public Key Infrastructure daemon (pkid) of Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an unauthenticated networked attacker to cause Denial of Service (DoS).
The pkid is responsible for the certificate verification. Upon a failed verification, the pkid uses all CPU resources and becomes unresponsive to future verification attempts. This means that all subsequent VPN negotiations depending on certificate verification will fail.
This CPU utilization of pkid can be checked using this command: root@srx> show system processes extensive | match pkid xxxxx root 103 0 846M 136M CPU1 1 569:00 100.00% pkid
This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS * All versions prior to 20.4R3-S10; * 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R3-S7; * 21.4 versions prior to 21.4R3-S5; * 22.1 versions prior to 22.1R3-S4; * 22.2 versions prior to 22.2R3-S3; * 22.3 versions prior to 22.3R3-S1; * 22.4 versions prior to 22.4R3; * 23.2 versions prior to 23.2R1-S2, 23.2R2.
Am I affected?
To be affected by this issue, the following configuration is required on the device: [ security ike proposal <name>authentication-method rsa-signatures ]
Workarounds
There are no known workarounds for this issue.
Exploitation
Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
Sources
KEV status, EPSS score and vendor data refreshed automatically, last on 13 Oct 2026.