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Junos flowd Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
JunOS Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
A buffer overflow in the flow daemon when using telnet pass-through authentication might lead to a complete compromise of the system.
Insight
Insight
Buffer overflow in the flow daemon (flowd) when using telnet pass-through authentication on the firewall.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Platforms running Junos OS 10.4, 11.4, or 12.1X44.
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. As a workaround disable telnet pass-through authentication if not required.