CVE-2017-10615 describes a critical vulnerability in the Pluggable Authentication Module (PAM) of Juniper Networks Junos OS, affecting specific versions of 14.1, 14.1X53, and 14.2. This flaw allows an unauthenticated, network-based attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code or crash daemons like telnetd or sshd that utilize PAM. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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