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Juniper Junos OS Vulnerability (JSA11177)
high Nessus Plugin ID 151631
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Synopsis
The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.Description
The version of Junos OS installed on the remote host is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the JSA11177 advisory.- An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability, where named paths are globally scoped, meaning a process located in one jail can read and modify the content of POSIX shared memory objects created by a process in another jail or the host system of Juniper Networks Junos OS. As a result, a malicious user that has access to a jailed system is able to abuse shared memory by injecting malicious content in the shared memory region. This memory region might be executed by applications trusting the shared memory. This issue could lead to a Denial of Service (DoS) or local privilege escalation. (CVE-2017-1087)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA11177See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 151631
File Name: juniper_jsa11177.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: combined
Family: Junos Local Security Checks
Published: 7/14/2021
Updated: 7/20/2023
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.6
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-1087
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos
Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/14/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2021
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-1087
JSA: JSA11177