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CVE-2013-3970


Juniper Junos Pulse Secure Access Service (aka SSL VPN) with IVE OS 7.0r2 through 7.0r8 and 7.1r1 through 7.1r5 and Junos Pulse Access Control Service (aka UAC) with UAC OS 4.1r1 through 4.1r5 include a test Certification Authority (CA) certificate in the Trusted Server CAs list, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof SSL servers by leveraging control over that test CA.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-3970 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from juniper, from juniper organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.


Published

2013-06-13T16:47:25.930

Last Modified

2026-06-16T23:56:06.510

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

8.6

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-310

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.0r2 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.0r3 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.0r4 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.0r5 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.0r5.1 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.0r6 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.0r7 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.0r8 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.1r1 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.1r1.1 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.1r2 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.1r3 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.1r4 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_secure_access_service 7.1r5 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_access_control_service 4.1r1 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_access_control_service 4.1r1.1 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_access_control_service 4.1r2 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_access_control_service 4.1r3 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_access_control_service 4.1r4 Yes
Application juniper junos_pulse_access_control_service 4.1r5 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For juniper's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.