Auth bypass in Juniper Acx5000
CVE-2017-2341
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 releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40 on QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10002, QFX10008, QFX10016, EX4600 and NFX250; 15.1 prior to 15.1R5 on EX4600; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D70 on vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200; 16.1 prior to 16.1R2 on EX4600, ACX5000 series. This issue does not affect vMX. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
EPSS: 0.004 (29.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Juniper Acx5000
- Juniper Ex4600
- Juniper Junos — versions 14.1x53, 14.1x53-d10, 14.1x53-d15
- Juniper Nfx250
- Juniper Qfx10002
- Juniper Qfx10008
- Juniper Qfx10016
- Juniper Qfx5110
- Juniper Qfx5200
- Juniper Srx1500
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sirt@juniper.net (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2341?
- CVE-2017-2341 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Acx5000, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-07-17.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2341?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.