CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-2341

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

There is an insufficient authentication vulnerability on platforms where Junos OS instances run in a virtualized environment, potentially allowing unprivileged users to access the host operating environment and escalate privileges.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized access to critical system resources, which could lead to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest versions of Junos OS to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor system access for potential privilege escalation attempts.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS