CVE-2018-0052

Summary

CVECVE-2018-0052
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-10-10 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:31:00 UTC
DescriptionIf RSH service is enabled on Junos OS and if the PAM authentication is disabled, a remote unauthenticated attacker can obtain root access to the device. RSH service is disabled by default on Junos. There is no documented CLI command to enable this service. However, an undocumented CLI command allows a privileged Junos user to enable RSH service and disable PAM, and hence expose the system to unauthenticated root access. When RSH is enabled, the device is listing to RSH connections on port 514. This issue is not exploitable on platforms where Junos release is based on FreeBSD 10+. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.1X46 versions prior to 12.1X46-D77 on SRX Series; 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S10; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D75 on SRX Series; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D47 on QFX/EX Series; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D131, 15.1X49-D140 on SRX Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D59 on EX2300/EX3400 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D67 on QFX10K Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D233 on QFX5200/QFX5110 Series; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D471, 15.1X53-D490 on NFX Series; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R3-S9, 16.1R4-S9, 16.1R5-S4, 16.1R6-S4, 16.1R7; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S5; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R1-S7, 17.1R2-S7, 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S6, 17.2R2-S4, 17.2R3; 17.2X75 versions prior to 17.2X75-D110, 17.2X75-D91; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R1-S4, 17.3R2-S2, 17.3R3; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S3, 17.4R2; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D5.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Juniper Ex2300 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ex2300 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ex3400 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Ex3400 - All All All
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 12.1x46 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d55 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d60 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d65 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 r11 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 12.3 r9 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 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d55 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d60 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d65 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d70 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d121 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d16 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d26 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d27 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d42 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d43 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d44 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d46 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r6-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d100 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d110 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d120 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d140 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d55 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d60 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d65 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d70 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d75 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d80 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d90 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d21 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d210 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d230 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d231 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d232 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d32 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d33 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d34 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d490 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d51 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d52 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d55 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d57 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d58 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d60 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d61 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d62 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d63 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d64 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d65 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d66 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r4-s9 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r5-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r6-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.2 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.1 r2-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d91 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 All All All
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 12.1x46 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d55 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d60 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.1x46 d65 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 r11 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 12.3 r9 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 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d55 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d60 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d65 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 12.3x48 d70 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d121 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d15 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d16 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d25 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d26 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d27 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d42 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d43 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d44 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 14.1x53 d46 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r6-s6 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1 r7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d100 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d110 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d120 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d140 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d35 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d55 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d60 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d65 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d70 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d75 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d80 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x49 d90 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d10 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d20 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d21 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d210 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d230 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d231 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d232 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d30 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d32 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d33 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d34 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d40 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d45 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d490 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d50 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d51 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d52 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d55 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d57 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d58 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d60 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d61 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d62 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d63 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d64 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d65 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 15.1x53 d66 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r4-s9 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r5-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r6-s4 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.1 r7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.2 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 16.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.1 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.1 r2-s7 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.1 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2 r1 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.2x75 d91 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r2-s2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.3 r3 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 17.4 r2 All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 18.2x75 All All All
Hardware Juniper Nfx150 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Nfx150 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Nfx250 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Nfx250 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx10000 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx10000 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5110 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5110 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5200 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Qfx5200 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
2018-10 Security Bulletin: Junos OS: Unauthenticated remote root access possible when RSH service is enabled (CVE-2018-0052) - Juniper Networks CONFIRM kb.juniper.net Vendor Advisory
Juniper Junos Undocumented RSH Account Lets Remote Authenticated Users Execute Arbitrary Code With Root Privileges on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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