CVE-2018-0035 affects Juniper QFX5200 and QFX10002 devices running specific Junos OS 15.1X53-D releases, where an unintended Open Network Install Environment (ONIE) partition can be present. This critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) allows an unauthenticated attacker to reboot the device into the ONIE partition, wiping the Junos OS configuration and gaining root access without a password via console or DHCP-acquired SSH. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential interest.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
15.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1x53:d21:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1x53:d30:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1x53:d31:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1x53:d32:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1x53CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1x53:d33:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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