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Junos Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Information

Severity

Severity

High

Family

Family

JunOS Local Security Checks

CVSSv2 Base

CVSSv2 Base

7.2

CVSSv2 Vector

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Solution Type

Solution Type

Vendor Patch

Created

Created

6 years ago

Modified

Modified

5 years ago

Summary

Junos OS is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Insight

Insight

An insufficient authentication vulnerability on platforms where Junos OS instances are run in a virtualized environment, may allow unprivileged users on the Junos OS instance to gain access to the host operating environment, and thus escalate privileges.

Affected Software

Affected Software

This issue affects Junos OS 14.1X53, 15.1, 15.1X49, 16.1. Affected platforms: QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10002, QFX10008, QFX10016, EX4600 and NFX250, EX4600, vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, ACX5000 series.

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)