#VU18541 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2019-0035
Published: May 21, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU18541
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0035
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Juniper Junos OS
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Juniper Networks, Inc.
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists because an insecure console allows root password recovery on OAM volumes with physical access to the console. A local attacker can change the root password and gain access to sensitive data.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.