CVE-2021-0219

Junos OS: Command injection vulnerability in 'request system software' CLI command

State
Published
Severity
6.7 Medium
Published
Jan 15, 2021
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Reserved
Oct 27, 2020

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Description

A command injection vulnerability in install package validation subsystem of Juniper Networks Junos OS that may allow a locally authenticated attacker with privileges to execute commands with root privilege. To validate a package in Junos before installation, an administrator executes the command 'request system software add validate-on-host' via the CLI. An attacker with access to this CLI command may be able to exploit this vulnerability. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: all versions prior to 17.3R3-S10; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S6; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S6; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R1-S6, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R3-S1; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3-S1; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R1-S2, 20.2R2; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.16.7 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hjuniper

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Junos OSJuniper Networks
  • before 17.3R3-S10Affected
  • 17.4 to before 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3Affected
  • 18.1 to before 18.1R3-S11Affected
  • 18.2 to before 18.2R2-S8, 18.2R3-S6Affected
  • 18.3 to before 18.3R3-S4Affected
  • 18.4 to before 18.4R1-S8, 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S6Affected
  • 19.1 to before 19.1R1-S6, 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S3Affected
  • 19.2 to before 19.2R3-S1Affected
  • 19.3 to before 19.3R2-S5, 19.3R3-S1Affected
  • 19.4 to before 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3-S1Affected
  • 20.1 to before 20.1R2Affected
  • 20.2 to before 20.2R1-S2, 20.2R2Affected
  • 20.3 to before 20.3R1-S1, 20.3R2Affected

References

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