CVE-2017-10604 Junos OS: SRX Series: Cluster configuration sync failures occur if the root user account is locked out
Unauthenticated attackers can lock the root account, causing cluster synchronization failures and service disruption 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-2017-10604?
CVE-2017-10604 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 14 Jul 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When the device is configured to perform account lockout with a defined period of time, any unauthenticated user attempting to log in as root with an incorrect password can trigger a lockout of the root account. When an SRX Series device is in cluster mode, and a cluster sync or failover operation occurs, then there will be errors associated with synch or failover while the root account is locked out. Administrators can confirm if the root account is locked out via the following command root@device> show system login lockout user root User Lockout start Lockout end root 1995-01-01 01:00:01 PDT 1995-11-01 01:31:01 PDT Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D65 on SRX series; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D45 on SRX series; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D75 on SRX series.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10604?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10604?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10604 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-10604 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10604 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos
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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-jjjw-r883-r73w.