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Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command ('Command Injection')

CVE-2017-2349

High
9.9/10

Summary

A command injection vulnerability in the IDP feature of Juniper Networks Junos OS on SRX series devices potentially allows a user with login access to the device to execute shell commands and elevate privileges. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.1X44 prior to 12.1X44-D60; 12.1X46 prior to 12.1X46-D50; 12.1X47 prior to 12.1X47-D30, 12.1X47-D35; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D20, 12.3X48-D30; 15.1X49 prior to 15.1X49-D20, 15.1X49-D30.

  • LOW
  • NETWORK
  • HIGH
  • CHANGED
  • NONE
  • LOW
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-77 - Command Injection

A command injection attack involves injecting an operating system command through the data input, which gets executed on the host operating system with the privileges of the victimized application. The impact of a command injection attack may range from loss of data confidentiality and integrity to unauthorized remote access to the hosting system. The attack may cause serious data breaches and system takeover.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published