CVE-2014-6384 Auth bypass in n/a
Local users can bypass security policies and execute commands in Juniper Junos due to improper handling of double quotes in TACACS+ authorization attributes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-6384?
CVE-2014-6384 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 16 Jan 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Juniper Junos 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D45, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D25, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D15, 12.3 before 12.3R9, 13.1 before 13.1R4-S3, 13.2 before 13.2R6, 13.3 before 13.3R5, 14.1 before 14.1R3, and 14.2 before 14.2R1 does not properly handle double quotes in authorization attributes in the TACACS+ configuration, which allows local users to bypass the security policy and execute commands via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6384?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6384?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-6384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2014-6384 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6384 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-7frw-vqvw-65vj.