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Junos SNMPD RCE Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

JunOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.5

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

Junos OS is prone to a remote code execution vulnerability when receiving a crafted SNMP packet.

Insight

Insight

On Junos OS devices with SNMP enabled, a network based attacker with unfiltered access to the RE can cause the Junos OS snmpd daemon to crash and restart by sending a crafted SNMP packet. Repeated crashes of the snmpd daemon can result in a partial denial of service condition. Additionally, it may be possible to craft a malicious SNMP packet in a way that can result in remote code execution.

Affected Software

Affected Software

Junos OS 10.2 and above.

Detection Method

Detection Method

Checks if a vulnerable OS build is present on the target host.

Solution

Solution

New builds of Junos OS software are available from Juniper.

Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)