Improper access control in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2019-0040

 

Improper access control in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2019-0040

Published: May 21, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU18542
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-0040
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper Junos OS

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the port 111 on the internal routing instance. A remote unauthenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information and perform a denial of service attack.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-0040

Install updates from vendor's website.

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