Juniper Junos OS Multiple Vulnerabilities (JSA82975)

high Nessus Plugin ID 202114

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 multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the JSA82975 advisory.

- An Improper Neutralization of Special Elements vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved commands allows a local, authenticated attacker with low privileges to escalate their privileges to 'root' leading to a full compromise of the system. (CVE-2024-39520, CVE-2024-39521, CVE-2024-39522, CVE-2024-39523, CVE-2024-39524)

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 JSA82975

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?e28ba556

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 202114

File Name: juniper_jsa82975.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: combined

Published: 7/10/2024

Updated: 7/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-39524

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/model, Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-39520, CVE-2024-39521, CVE-2024-39522, CVE-2024-39523, CVE-2024-39524

IAVA: 2024-A-0385

JSA: JSA82975