CVE-2015-7755: Juniper ScreenOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Juniper ScreenOS Improper Authentication Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before 6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b, 6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before 6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and 6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by entering an unspecified password during a (1) SSH or (2) TELNET session.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
Juniper: ScreenOS
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- arstechnica.com/security/2015/12/unauthorized-code-in-juniper-firewalls-decrypts-encr… (opens in new tab)
- kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index (opens in new tab)
- adamcaudill.com/2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper/ (opens in new tab)
- forums.juniper.net/t5/Security-Incident-Response/Important-Announcement-about-ScreenOS/b… (opens in new tab)
- github.com/hdm/juniper-cve-2015-7755 (opens in new tab)
- twitter.com/cryptoron/statuses/677900647560253442 (opens in new tab)
- www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/18/juniper-says-it-didnt-work-with-gover… (opens in new tab)
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/640184 (opens in new tab)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/79626 (opens in new tab)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034489 (opens in new tab)
- www.wired.com/2015/12/juniper-networks-hidden-backdoors-show-the-risk-of-government… (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)