Juniper Junos CLI Privilege Escalation (JSA10634)

high Nessus Plugin ID 76503

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Junos device is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability. Certain combinations of Junos OS CLI commands and arguments have been found to be exploitable in a way that can allow root access to the operating system by a local user that is authorized to run these commands.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA10634.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 76503

File Name: juniper_jsa10634.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: combined

Family: Junos Local Security Checks

Published: 7/15/2014

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version, Host/Juniper/JUNOS/BuildDate

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/9/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/9/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-3816

BID: 68541

JSA: JSA10634

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