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CVE-2013-4690

Juniper Junos 10.4 before 10.4S13, 11.4 before 11.4R7-S1, 12.1 before 12.1R5-S3, 12.1X44 before 12.1X44-D20, and 12.1X45 before 12.1X45-D10 on the SRX1400, SRX3400, and SRX3600 does not properly initialize memory locations used during padding of Ethernet packets, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by reading packet data, aka PR 829536, a related issue to CVE-2003-0001.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4690 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 4 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 1 other, 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

2013-07-11T14:55:01.423

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	juniper	junos	10.4	Yes
Operating System	juniper	junos	11.4	Yes
Operating System	juniper	junos	12.1	Yes
Operating System	juniper	junos	12.1x44	Yes
Operating System	juniper	junos	12.1x45	Yes
Hardware	juniper	srx1400	-	Yes
Hardware	juniper	srx3400	-	Yes
Hardware	juniper	srx3600	-	Yes

References

http://kb.juniper.net/JSA10579 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://osvdb.org/95112 ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61123 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85627 ([email protected])
http://kb.juniper.net/JSA10579 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://osvdb.org/95112 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61123 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/85627 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

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.