CVE-2017-10606 SRX Series: Cryptographic weakness in SRX300 Series TPM Firmware
Weak cryptographic key generation in SRX300 TPM firmware allows attackers to decrypt sensitive configuration data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-10606?
CVE-2017-10606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS, published on 13 Oct 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Version 4.40 of the TPM (Trusted Platform Module) firmware on Juniper Networks SRX300 Series has a weakness in generating cryptographic keys that may allow an attacker to decrypt sensitive information in SRX300 Series products. The TPM is used in the SRX300 Series to encrypt sensitive configuration data. While other products also ship with a TPM, no other products or platforms are affected by this vulnerability. Customers can confirm the version of TPM firmware via the 'show security tpm status' command. This issue was discovered by an external security researcher. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10606?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Trusted Platform Module Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10606?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-10606 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10606 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h472-275m-5q88.