Junos OS: Insufficient validation of environment variables in telnet client may lead to stack-based buffer overflow

7.8 CVSS

Vulnerability Description

Insufficient validation of environment variables in the telnet client supplied in Junos OS can lead to stack-based buffer overflows, which can be exploited to bypass veriexec restrictions on Junos OS. A stack-based overflow is present in the handling of environment variables when connecting via the telnet client to remote telnet servers. This issue only affects the telnet client — accessible from the CLI or shell — in Junos OS. Inbound telnet services are not affected by this issue. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS: 12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S13; 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D80; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D130, 14.1X53-D49; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F6-S12, 15.1R7-S4; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D170; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D237, 15.1X53-D496, 15.1X53-D591, 15.1X53-D69; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R3-S11, 16.1R7-S4; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S9; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3; 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S8, 17.2R2-S7, 17.2R3-S1; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S6, 17.4R2-S3, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S4, 18.1R3-S3; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S5, 18.2R2-S2, 18.2R3; 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D40; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3, 18.3R2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S2, 18.4R2.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

Matthew Hickey, Hacker House (https://hacker.house/) who reported this issue on November 12, 2018.

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Affected Vendor

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Affected Software

Junos OS

Vulnerable Versions:

12.3 versions prior to 12.3R12-S13, 12.3X48 versions prior to 12.3X48-D80, 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D130 and 14.1X53-D49, 15.1 versions prior to 15.1F6-S12 and15.1R7-S4, 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D170, 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D237 and 15.1X53-D496 and 15.1X53-D591 and 15.1X53-D69, 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R3-S11 and 16.1R7-S4, 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R2-S9, 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R3, 17.2 versions prior to 17.2R1-S8 and 17.2R2-S7 and 17.2R3-S1, 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S4, 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R1-S6 and 17.4R2-S3 and 17.4R3, 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R2-S4 and 18.1R3-S3, 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R1-S5 and 18.2R2-S2 and 18.2R3, 18.2X75 versions prior to 18.2X75-D40, 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R1-S3 and 18.3R2, 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R1-S2 and 18.4R2