CVE-2015-7751 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in Juniper Junos OS versions prior to specific releases across multiple branches. This flaw allows a local attacker to gain root privileges by modifying the pam.conf file, as the system fails to require a password for the root user when this file is "corrupted." With a CVSS score of 6.9 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), the vulnerability requires local access and medium attack complexity but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no public exploit code available, no evidence of active exploitation, and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 12.1x44CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:*:d45:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:d15:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.1x46CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.1x46:d20:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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