CVE-2018-0012 Junos Space: Local privilege escalation vulnerability in Junos Space
High 7.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0012 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2018-0012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos Space, published on 10 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Juniper Junos Space. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0012/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0012/index.md)
A local authenticated attacker can exploit a vulnerability in Junos Space to gain root privileges.
- 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-2018-0012?
CVE-2018-0012 is a high-severity vulnerability in Juniper Junos Space, published on 10 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Junos Space is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability that may allow a local authenticated attacker to gain root privileges.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Junos Space.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0012 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0012 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0012 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Junos Space
Sources
Also known as GHSA-355x-vgqx-x33m.