What is CVE-2016-4924?

CVE-2016-4924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2017-10-13.

How severe is CVE-2016-4924?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Juniper Junos

CVE-2016-4924

An incorrect permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on vMX may allow local unprivileged users on a host system read access to vMX or vPFE images and obtain sensitive information contained in them such as private cryptograph…

EPSS: 0.001 (16.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Juniper Junos — versions 15.1, 14.1
Juniper Networks Junos Os — versions 15.1 prior to 15.1F5, 14.1 prior to 14.1R8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-275 — Permission Issues

References

sirt@juniper.net (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-4924?: CVE-2016-4924 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, classified under Permission Issues. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2017-10-13.
How severe is CVE-2016-4924?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.