CVE-2021-0248

Summary

CVECVE-2021-0248
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-04-22 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-04-27 14:40:00 UTC
DescriptionThis issue is not applicable to NFX NextGen Software. On NFX Series devices the use of Hard-coded Credentials in Juniper Networks Junos OS allows an attacker to take over any instance of an NFX deployment. This issue is only exploitable through administrative interfaces. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 19.1R1 on NFX Series. No other platforms besides NFX Series devices are affected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-798

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Juniper Junos All All All All
Operating System Juniper Junos 19.1 - All All
Hardware Juniper Nfx150 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Nfx250 - All All All
Hardware Juniper Nfx350 - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
2021-04 Security Bulletin: NFX Series: Hard-coded credentials allows an attacker to take control of any instance through administrative interfaces. (CVE-2021-0248) - Juniper Networks MISC kb.juniper.net
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