#VU57418 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2021-31359

 

#VU57418 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Juniper Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved - CVE-2021-31359

Published: October 18, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57418
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-2021-31359
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Juniper Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved
Software vendor:
Juniper Networks, Inc.

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in the Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd) process, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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