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Juniper Junos OS: VM to host privilege escalation in platforms with Junos OS running in a virtualized environment. (JSA10787) (CVE-2017-2341)

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Juniper Junos OS: VM to host privilege escalation in platforms with Junos OS running in a virtualized environment. (JSA10787) (CVE-2017-2341)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
07/17/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/25/2018
Modified
03/21/2022

Description

An insufficient authentication vulnerability on platforms where Junos OS instances are run in a virtualized environment, may allow unprivileged users on the Junos OS instance to gain access to the host operating environment, and thus escalate privileges. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D40 on QFX5110, QFX5200, QFX10002, QFX10008, QFX10016, EX4600 and NFX250; 15.1 prior to 15.1R5 on EX4600; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D70 on vSRX, SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200; 16.1 prior to 16.1R2 on EX4600, ACX5000 series. This issue does not affect vMX. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.

Solution(s)

  • juniper-junos-os-upgrade-latest

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