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CVE-2018-0008 — An unauthenticated root login may allow upon reboot when a commit script is used

An unauthenticated root login may allow upon reboot when a commit script is used. A commit script allows a device administrator to execute certain instructions during commit, which is configured under the [system scripts commit] stanza. Certain commit scripts that work without a

CVSS
6.2 MEDIUM
EPSS
0.15% (top 64.50%)
CWE
—
Published
2018-01-10T22:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-16T20:57:31.677Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

01What is this vulnerability?

An unauthenticated root login may allow upon reboot when a commit script is used. A commit script allows a device administrator to execute certain instructions during commit, which is configured under the [system scripts commit] stanza. Certain commit scripts that work without a problem during normal commit may cause unexpected behavior upon reboot which can leave the system in a state where root…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Juniper NetworksJunos OS12.1X46, 12.3X48, 15.1X49
Juniper NetworksJunos OS14.1, 14.2, 15.1, 16.1
Juniper NetworksJunos OS14.1X53
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X53
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X53
Juniper NetworksJunos OS15.1X53

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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