Buffer overflow in Juniper Junos OS - CVE-2017-2344
Published: July 14, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7533
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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-2017-2344
CWE-ID: CWE-120
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Juniper Junos OS
Juniper Junos OS
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges or cause DoS condition on the system.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in an internal Junos OS sockets library. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption, cause the kernel panic or execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in an internal Junos OS sockets library. A local attacker can run a specially crafted application, trigger memory corruption, cause the kernel panic or execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-2344
The vulnerability is addressed in the following versions:
12.1X46-D67, 12.3X48-D51, 12.3X48-D55, 13.3R10-S2, 14.1R2-S10, 14.1R8-S4, 14.1R9, 14.1X53-D122, 14.1X53-D45, 14.1X53-D50, 14.2R7-S7, 14.2R8, 15.1F2-S18, 15.1F6-S7, 15.1R4-S8, 15.1R5-S5, 15.1R6-S1, 15.1R7, 15.1X49-D100, 15.1X53-D231, 15.1X53-D47, 15.1X53-D48, 15.1X53-D57, 15.1X53-D64, 15.1X53-D70, 16.1R3-S4, 16.1R4-S3, 16.1R4-S4, 16.1R5, 16.2R2, 17.1R1-S3, 17.1R2, 17.2R1-S1, 17.2R2, 17.3R1.
12.1X46-D67, 12.3X48-D51, 12.3X48-D55, 13.3R10-S2, 14.1R2-S10, 14.1R8-S4, 14.1R9, 14.1X53-D122, 14.1X53-D45, 14.1X53-D50, 14.2R7-S7, 14.2R8, 15.1F2-S18, 15.1F6-S7, 15.1R4-S8, 15.1R5-S5, 15.1R6-S1, 15.1R7, 15.1X49-D100, 15.1X53-D231, 15.1X53-D47, 15.1X53-D48, 15.1X53-D57, 15.1X53-D64, 15.1X53-D70, 16.1R3-S4, 16.1R4-S3, 16.1R4-S4, 16.1R5, 16.2R2, 17.1R1-S3, 17.1R2, 17.2R1-S1, 17.2R2, 17.3R1.