CVE-2016-1278

CVSS V2 Medium 6.9 CVSS V3 High 7.8

Description

Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X46-D50 on SRX Series devices reverts to "safe mode" authentication and allows root CLI logins without a password after a failed upgrade to 12.1X46, which might allow local users to gain privileges by leveraging use of the "request system software" command with the "partition" option.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-1278

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2016-08-05T15:59:05

Last Modified Date
2016-08-12T13:41:01

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-287	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/287.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos::d45::::::*	1	OR		12.1x46

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Access Vector
LOCAL

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE

Integrity Impact
COMPLETE

Availability Impact
COMPLETE

Base Score
6.9

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
3.4

Impact Score
10

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
NONE

User Interaction
REQUIRED

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
7.8

Base Severity
HIGH

Exploitability Score
1.8

Impact Score
5.9

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10753	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91757	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036307	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1278
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-1278

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 10:14:29				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 10:43:03	2016-08-05T15:59Z	2016-08-05T15:59:05	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 10:43:03		2016-08-12T13:41:01	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 10:43:03		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated