Information disclosure in Juniper ScreenOS - CVE-2015-7756
Published: February 21, 2017 / Updated: March 7, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU5889
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-7756
CWE-ID: CWE-327
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper ScreenOS
Juniper ScreenOS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.
The weakness exists due to usage of insecure encryption keys. A remote attacker can with ability to monitor VPN traffic can intercept and decrypt it.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the target system.
Note: the vulnerability was disclosed as part of two backdoors during internal source code audit.
The weakness exists due to usage of insecure encryption keys. A remote attacker can with ability to monitor VPN traffic can intercept and decrypt it.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in information disclosure on the target system.
Note: the vulnerability was disclosed as part of two backdoors during internal source code audit.
How to mitigate CVE-2015-7756
Install update from vendor's website.