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Junos libc Vulnerability
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
JunOS Local Security Checks
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.9
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
Junos OS is prone to a vulnerability in libc.
Insight
Insight
On April 22nd, 2009 FreeBSD announced that the db interface in libc does not properly initialize memory for Berkeley DB 1.85 database structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information by reading a database file. Junos OS operates on either FreeBSD 6.1 and earlier, or FreeBSD 10.1 and later depending on the version of Junos OS.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Junos OS 12.1, 12.3, 13.2, 13.3, 14.1, 14.2 and 15.1
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.