Junos OS: Insecure PKI key pair export file permissions (JSA10974)

high Nessus Plugin ID 130502

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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 Juniper Junos device is affected by a vulnerability: PKI keys exported using the command 'run request security pki key-pair export' on Junos OS may have insecure file permissions.
This allows another user on the Junos OS device with shell access to read them.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA10974.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 130502

File Name: juniper_jsa10974.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Family: Junos Local Security Checks

Published: 11/5/2019

Updated: 1/28/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.2

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Temporal Score: 1.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-0073

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/9/2019

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/9/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-0073

IAVA: 2019-A-0388

JSA: JSA10974

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