A sensitive information disclosure vulnerability in the mosquitto message broker of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow a locally authenticated user with shell access the ability to read portions of sensitive files, such as the master.passwd file. Since mosquitto is shipped with setuid permissions enabled and is owned by the root user, this vulnerability may allow a local privileged user the ability to run mosquitto with root privileges and access sensitive information stored on the local filesystem. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S12, 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R3-S4; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S12; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S4; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S4; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S1, 19.3R3-S2; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 17.3R3-S12, 17.4R3-S4, 18.1R3-S12, 19.1R3-S4, 19.3R3-S1, 19.3R3-S2, 19.4R2-S3, 20.1R2, 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2, 20.2R3, 20.3R1, and all subsequent releases.
Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the device only from trusted hosts. Limit shell access to only trusted system administrators.
| Product | Vulnerable range | Fixed version | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=17.3<17.3R3-S12 | 17.3R3-S12 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=17.4<17.4R3-S4 | 17.4R3-S4 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=18.1<18.1R3-S12 | 18.1R3-S12 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=18.3<18.3R3-S4 | 18.3R3-S4 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=19.1<19.1R3-S4 | 19.1R3-S4 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=19.3<19.3R3-S1, 19.3R3-S2 | 19.3R3-S1, 19.3R3-S2 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=19.4<19.4R2-S3 | 19.4R2-S3 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=20.1<20.1R2 | 20.1R2 | advisory ↗ |
| Juniper Networks Junos OS | >=20.2<20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2, 20.2R3 | 20.2R1-S3, 20.2R2, 20.2R3 | advisory ↗ |