CVE-2017-10615 Junos: Potential remote code execution vulnerability in PAM

Critical 9.8 Published 13 Oct 2017 Updated 16 Sep 2024

Unauthenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code or crash daemons via a vulnerability in the Junos OS PAM module.

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-2017-10615?

CVE-2017-10615 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Juniper Junos, published on 13 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability in the pluggable authentication module (PAM) of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow an unauthenticated network based attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code or crash daemons such as telnetd or sshd that make use of PAM. Affected Juniper Networks Junos OS releases are: 14.1 from 14.1R5 prior to 14.1R8-S4, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D50 on EX and QFX series; 14.2 from 14.2R3 prior to 14.2R7-S8, 14.2R8; No other Junos OS releases are affected by this issue. No other Juniper Networks products are affected by this issue.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-10615?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Juniper Junos.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10615?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-10615 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

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Is CVE-2017-10615 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-10615 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-g5m5-p4w3-7p3m.