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Juniper Junos OS Vulnerability (JSA73168)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 182937

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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 JSA73168 advisory.

 - An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in TCP packet processing of Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved allows an unauthenticated, network based attacker to bypass intended access restrictions. (CVE-2023-44202)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper advisory JSA73168

See Also

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA73168

http://www.nessus.org/u?2801538a

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 182937

File Name: juniper_jsa73168.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Published: 10/11/2023

Updated: 10/28/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 1.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-44202

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.3

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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: 10/11/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-44202

IAVA: 2023-A-0565

JSA: JSA73168