CVE-2013-4690 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can read sensitive information from uninitialized memory in Ethernet packet padding on Juniper SRX devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2013-4690?
CVE-2013-4690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 11 Jul 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Juniper Junos 10.4 before 10.4S13, 11.4 before 11.4R7-S1, 12.1 before 12.1R5-S3, 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D20, and 12.1X45 before 12.1X45-D10 on the SRX1400, SRX3400, and SRX3600 does not properly initialize memory locations used during padding of Ethernet packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading packet data, aka PR 829536, a related issue to CVE-2003-0001.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-4690?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Juniper Junos, Juniper Srx1400, Juniper Srx3400, Juniper Srx3600.
How do I fix CVE-2013-4690?
No fix has been published for CVE-2013-4690 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2013-4690 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-4690 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2020-1631 Juniper Junos OS Path Traversal
- CVE-2025-21590 Juniper Junos OS Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization
- CVE-2023-36851 Juniper Junos OS SRX Series Missing Authentication for Critical Function
- CVE-2023-36844 Juniper Junos OS EX Series PHP External Variable Modification
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hx48-9j3f-rqqx.