CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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6.6 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Juniper Junos up to 14.1R7/15.1 on vMX (Router Operating System). This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a permission vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-275. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
An incorrect permissions vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS on vMX may allow local unprivileged users on a host system read access to vMX or vPFE images and obtain sensitive information contained in them such as private cryptographic keys. This issue was found during internal product security testing. Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1 prior to 15.1F5; 14.1 prior to 14.1R8
The bug was discovered 05/18/2016. The weakness was released 10/13/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.juniper.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-4924 since 05/18/2016. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 147 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 94579 (Juniper Junos vMX 14.1 < 14.1R8 / 15.1 < 15.1F5 Local Information Disclosure (JSA10766)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Junos Local Security Checks and running in the context c.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (94579). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 107835 and 107830.
Product
Type
Vendor
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Version
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.7VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.6
VulDB Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Temp Score: 5.9
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.4
CNA Vector (Juniper Networks, Inc.): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: PermissionCWE: CWE-275 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1222
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 94579
Nessus Name: Juniper Junos vMX 14.1 < 14.1R8 / 15.1 < 15.1F5 Local Information Disclosure (JSA10766)
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OpenVAS ID: 802738
OpenVAS Name: Junos vMX Information Leak Vulnerability
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
05/18/2016 🔍05/18/2016 🔍
10/12/2016 🔍
10/12/2016 🔍
11/04/2016 🔍
10/13/2017 🔍
10/13/2017 🔍
10/14/2017 🔍
01/03/2023 🔍
Sources
Vendor: juniper.netAdvisory: kb.juniper.net
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2016-4924 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 93531 - Juniper vMX CVE-2016-4924 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 10/14/2017 10:43Updated: 01/03/2023 13:28
Changes: 10/14/2017 10:43 (72), 06/04/2020 09:20 (5), 01/16/2021 20:05 (3), 01/03/2023 13:28 (12)
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