CVE-2015-7751

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-7751
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-19 18:59:04 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionJuniper Junos OS before 12.1X44-D50, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D35, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D25, 12.3 before 12.3R9, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D15, 13.2 before 13.2R7, 13.2X51 before 13.2X51-D35, 13.3 before 13.3R6, 14.1 before 14.1R5, 14.1X50 before 14.1X50-D105, 14.1X51 before 14.1X51-D70, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D25, 14.1X55 before 14.1X55-D20, 14.2 before 14.2R1, 15.1 before 15.1F2 or 15.1R1, and 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D10 does not require a password for the root user when pam.conf is "corrupted," which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the file.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x47 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x47 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x47 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x47 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3 r8 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2 r6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.2x51 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 13.3 r5 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1 r4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x50 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x51 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x55 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.2 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos All d45 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: Junos: Corrupt pam.conf file allows unauthenticated root access (​CVE-2015-7751) - Knowledge Base af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net Vendor Advisory
Juniper Junos 'pam.conf' Corruption May Let Remote Users Access the Target System with Root Privileges - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
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