Security restrictions bypass in Junos OS - CVE-2018-0009

 

Security restrictions bypass in Junos OS - CVE-2018-0009

Published: January 15, 2018 / Updated: January 23, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU10148
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-0009
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to improper access and privileges controls. A remote attacker can bypass the firewall to access resources on the target network when firewall rules are configured for custom application UUIDs that start with a zero.

Affected software

Junos OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server for Power LE - Update Services for SAP Solutions

How to mitigate CVE-2018-0009

The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions: 12.1X46-D71, 12.3X48-D55, 15.1X49-D100, 17.3R1.


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