CVE detail

CVE-2019-0073 — CVE-2019-0073

Published 2019-10-09 · Modified 2026-06-17 · Vendor juniper · Product junos · Source nvd
MEDIUM
severity
CVSS-derived band
6.6
CVSS v3
0–10 scale
0.0029
EPSS probability
exploitation probability, 30d
21.0%
EPSS percentile
percentile vs all CVEs
NOT LISTED
CISA KEV
known exploited catalog

Description

The PKI keys exported using the command "run request security pki key-pair export" on Junos OS may have insecure file permissions. This may allow another user on the Junos OS device with shell access to read them. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D180; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S7; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S8, 17.4R3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S8; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2.

Remediation

vendor remediation guidance

The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 15.1X49-D180, 17.3R3-S7*, 17.4R2-S8, 17.4R3*, 18.1R3-S8*, 18.2R3, 18.3R2, 18.4R2, 19.1R1, and all subsequent releases. *pending release.

workarounds

Do not use directories readable by other users (such as /tmp) while exporting PKI keys. Limit access to the Junos OS device to only trusted administrators.

ProductVulnerable rangeFixed versionAdvisory
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=15.1X49<15.1X49-D18015.1X49-D180advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=17.3<17.3R3-S717.3R3-S7advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=17.4<17.4R2-S8, 17.4R317.4R2-S8, 17.4R3advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=18.1<18.1R3-S818.1R3-S8advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=18.2<18.2R318.2R3advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=18.3<18.3R218.3R2advisory ↗
Juniper Networks Junos OS>=18.4<18.4R218.4R2advisory ↗

References

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