CVE-2016-1278
Published Aug 5, 2016
Last updated 8 years ago
Overview
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 6.9
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.4
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-287
Configurations
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"nodes": [
{
"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:d45:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "CE3C59EA-3089-4693-980B-46969B38DFD1",
"versionEndIncluding": "12.1x46"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]