#VU7529 Privilege escalation in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2017-2341
Published: July 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7529
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-2341
CWE-ID: CWE-287
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 gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to authentication flaw. A local attacker on a virtualized instance can gain host privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
The weakness exists due to authentication flaw. A local attacker on a virtualized instance can gain host privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
Remediation
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions:
14.1X53-D40, 15.1R5, 15.1X49-D70, 16.1R2
14.1X53-D40, 15.1R5, 15.1X49-D70, 16.1R2