Vulnerability in Juniper Screenos
CVE-2015-7756
The encryption implementation in Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before 6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b, 6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before 6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and 6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 makes it easier for remote attackers to discover the plaintext content of VPN sessions by sniffing the network for ciphertext data and conducting an unspecified decryption attack.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.025 (84.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 84.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.025 · newest: 0.025 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Juniper Screenos — versions 6.2.0r15, 6.2.0r16, 6.2.0r17
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- arstechnica.com/security/2015/12/unauthorized-code-in-juniper-firewalls-decrypt…
- www.wired.com/2015/12/juniper-networks-hidden-backdoors-show-the-risk-of-govern…
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034489 (vdb-entry)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/640184 (third-party-advisory)
- forums.juniper.net/t5/Security-Incident-Response/Important-Announcement-about-S…
- github.com/hdm/juniper-cve-2015-7755
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index (Vendor Advisory)
- adamcaudill.com/2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper/
- www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/18/juniper-says-it-didnt-work-with-…
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7756?
- CVE-2015-7756 is a vulnerability in Juniper Screenos, classified under Cryptographic Issues. Published 2015-12-19.
- Is CVE-2015-7756 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.