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
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-5899 | 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 |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
Limit access to only trusted users on the host machine where vMX is deployed.
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: juniper
Published:
Updated: 2024-09-16T22:25:25.053Z
Reserved: 2016-05-18T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-4924
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-10-13T17:29:00.393
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-4924
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD