Juniper Junos RPD MPLS RCE (JSA10877)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 118231

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VPR Score: 5.9

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 potential remote code execution vulnerability due to how the routing protocol daemon handles MPLS packets. An attacker could potentially crash the RDP service or execute code.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA10877.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 118231

File Name: juniper_jsa10877.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: combined

Family: Junos Local Security Checks

Published: 10/19/2018

Updated: 4/27/2020

Dependencies: junos_version.nasl

Risk Information

Risk Factor: Medium

VPR Score: 5.9

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-0043

CVSS v2.0

Base Score: 5.8

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

CVSS v3.0

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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

Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-0043

JSA: JSA10877