RCE in Juniper Junos
CVE-2016-4922
Certain combinations of Junos OS CLI commands and arguments have been found to be exploitable in a way that can allow unauthorized access to the operating system. This may allow any user with permissions to run these CLI commands the ability to achieve elevated privileges and gain complete control of the device. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 11.4 prior to 11.4R13-S3; 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D60; 12.1X47 prior to 12.1X47-D45; 12.3 prior to 12.3R12; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D35; 13.2 prior to 13.2R9; 13.3 prior to 13.3R4-S11, 13.3R9; 14.1 prior to 14.1R4-S12, 14.1R7; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D28, 14.1X53-D40; 14.1X55 prior to 14.1X55-D35; 14.2 prior to 14.2R3-S10, 14.2R4-S7, 14.2R5; 15.1 prior to 15.1F4, 15.1R3; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D60; 15.1X53 prior to 15.1X53-D57, 15.1X53-D70.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.005 (37.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Juniper Junos — versions 11.4, 11.4r13, 12.1x46
- Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D60, 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D35, 15.1 prior to 15.1F4, 15.1R3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- sirt@juniper.net (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- sirt@juniper.net (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4922?
- CVE-2016-4922 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2017-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4922?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.