Juniper Junos Sockets Library Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation (JSA10792)

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# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(102705);
  script_version("1.5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/04/22");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-2344");
  script_bugtraq_id(99556);
  script_xref(name:"JSA", value:"JSA10792");

  script_name(english:"Juniper Junos Sockets Library Buffer Overflow Privilege Escalation (JSA10792)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version number, the remote Juniper
Junos device is affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability in
the sockets library due to a buffer overflow condition. A local
attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service (kernel panic)
or the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10792");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper
security advisory JSA10792.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-2344");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2016/10/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2016/10/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/08/23");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:juniper:junos");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Junos Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2017-2026 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");

  script_dependencies("junos_version.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version");

  exit(0);
}

include("junos.inc");

var ver   = get_kb_item_or_exit('Host/Juniper/JUNOS/Version');

var vuln_ranges = [
  {'min_ver':'12.1X46', 'fixed_ver':'12.1X46-D67'},
  {'min_ver':'12.3X48', 'fixed_ver':'12.3X48-D51', 'fixed_display':'12.3X48-D51 or 12.3X48-D55'},
  {'min_ver':'13.3R', 'fixed_ver':'13.3R10-S2'},
  {'min_ver':'14.1R2', 'fixed_ver':'14.1R2-S10'},
  {'min_ver':'14.1R8', 'fixed_ver':'14.1R8-S4'},
  {'min_ver':'14.1R', 'fixed_ver':'14.1R9'},
  {'min_ver':'14.1X53', 'fixed_ver':'14.1X53-D45', 'fixed_display':'14.1X53-D45 or D122, D50'},
  {'min_ver':'14.2R7', 'fixed_ver':'14.2R7-S7'},
  {'min_ver':'14.2R', 'fixed_ver':'14.2R8'},
  {'min_ver':'15.1F2', 'fixed_ver':'15.1F2-S18'},
  {'min_ver':'15.1F6', 'fixed_ver':'15.1F6-S7'},
  {'min_ver':'15.1R4', 'fixed_ver':'15.1R4-S8'},
  {'min_ver':'15.1R5', 'fixed_ver':'15.1R5-S5'},
  {'min_ver':'15.1R6', 'fixed_ver':'15.1R6-S1'},
  {'min_ver':'15.1R', 'fixed_ver':'15.1R7'},
  {'min_ver':'15.1X49', 'fixed_ver':'15.1X49-D100'},
  {'min_ver':'15.1X53', 'fixed_ver':'15.1X53-D47', 'fixed_display':'15.1X53-D47 or D48/D57/D64/D70/D231'},
  {'min_ver':'16.1R3', 'fixed_ver':'16.1R3-S4'},
  {'min_ver':'16.1R4', 'fixed_ver':'16.1R4-S3', 'fixed_display':'16.1R4-S3 or 54'},
  {'min_ver':'16.1R', 'fixed_ver':'16.1R5'},
  {'min_ver':'16.2', 'fixed_ver':'16.2R2'},
  {'min_ver':'17.1R1', 'fixed_ver':'17.1R1-S3'},
  {'min_ver':'17.1R', 'fixed_ver':'17.1R2'},
  {'min_ver':'17.2R1', 'fixed_ver':'17.2R1-S1'},
  {'min_ver':'17.2R', 'fixed_ver':'17.2R2'},
  {'min_ver':'17.3', 'fixed_ver':'17.3R1'}
];

var fix = junos_compare_range(target_version:ver, vuln_ranges:vuln_ranges);
if (empty_or_null(fix))
  audit(AUDIT_INST_VER_NOT_VULN, 'Junos OS', ver);
var report = get_report(ver:ver, fix:fix);
security_report_v4(severity:SECURITY_HOLE, port:0, extra:report);