A vulnerability in the pluggable authentication module (PAM) of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow an unauthenticated network based attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code or crash daemons such as telnetd or sshd that make use of PAM. Affected Juniper Networks Junos OS releases are: 14.1 from 14.1R5 prior to 14.1R8-S4, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D50 on EX and QFX series; 14.2 from 14.2R3 prior to 14.2R7-S8, 14.2R8; No other Junos OS releases are affected by this issue. No other Juniper Networks products are affected by this issue.
This vulnerability carries a CRITICAL severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts confidentiality (data exposure), integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 17 products from juniper, from juniper, from juniper and 14 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
First disclosed in 2017, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.
2017-10-13T17:29:00.753
2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Deferred
CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
10.0
6.4
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.1x53 | Yes |
| Hardware | juniper | ex3200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex3300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex3300-vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4200-vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4300-vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4500 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4500-vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4550 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4550-vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4600 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex4600-vc | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex6200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex8200 | - | No |
| Hardware | juniper | ex8200-vc | - | No |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | juniper | junos | 14.2 | Yes |
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