Juniper Junos RADIUS Security Bypass (JSA10654)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78425

Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.

Description

According to its self-reported version number, the remote Juniper Junos device is affected by a security bypass vulnerability. This issue is caused by RADIUS accounting servers being used for authentication requests. An authenticated attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication.

Solution

Apply the relevant Junos software release or workaround referenced in Juniper advisory JSA10654.

See Also

https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10654

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78425

File Name: juniper_jsa10654.nasl

Version: 1.9

Type: combined

Published: 10/14/2014

Updated: 7/12/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:juniper:junos

Required KB Items: Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/18/2014

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-6379

BID: 70365

JSA: JSA10654