Juniper Junos OS before 12.1X44-D50, 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D35, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D25, 12.3 before 12.3R9, 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D15, 13.2 before 13.2R7, 13.2X51 before 13.2X51-D35, 13.3 before 13.3R6, 14.1 before 14.1R5, 14.1X50 before 14.1X50-D105, 14.1X51 before 14.1X51-D70, 14.1X53 before 14.1X53-D25, 14.1X55 before 14.1X55-D20, 14.2 before 14.2R1, 15.1 before 15.1F2 or 15.1R1, and 15.1X49 before 15.1X49-D10 does not require a password for the root user when pam.conf is corrupted, which allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying the file.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junos | Juniper | * | 12.1x44 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x46 (including) | 12.1x46 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x46-d10 (including) | 12.1x46-d10 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x46-d15 (including) | 12.1x46-d15 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x46-d20 (including) | 12.1x46-d20 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x46-d25 (including) | 12.1x46-d25 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x46-d30 (including) | 12.1x46-d30 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x47 (including) | 12.1x47 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x47-d10 (including) | 12.1x47-d10 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x47-d15 (including) | 12.1x47-d15 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.1x47-d20 (including) | 12.1x47-d20 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3 (including) | 12.3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3-r1 (including) | 12.3-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3-r2 (including) | 12.3-r2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3-r3 (including) | 12.3-r3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3-r4 (including) | 12.3-r4 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3-r5 (including) | 12.3-r5 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3-r6 (including) | 12.3-r6 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3-r7 (including) | 12.3-r7 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3-r8 (including) | 12.3-r8 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3x48 (including) | 12.3x48 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3x48-d10 (including) | 12.3x48-d10 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 12.3x48-d5 (including) | 12.3x48-d5 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2 (including) | 13.2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2-r1 (including) | 13.2-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2-r2 (including) | 13.2-r2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2-r3 (including) | 13.2-r3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2-r4 (including) | 13.2-r4 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2-r5 (including) | 13.2-r5 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2-r6 (including) | 13.2-r6 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2x51 (including) | 13.2x51 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2x51-d10 (including) | 13.2x51-d10 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2x51-d15 (including) | 13.2x51-d15 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2x51-d20 (including) | 13.2x51-d20 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.2x51-d25 (including) | 13.2x51-d25 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.3 (including) | 13.3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.3-r1 (including) | 13.3-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.3-r2 (including) | 13.3-r2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.3-r3 (including) | 13.3-r3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.3-r4 (including) | 13.3-r4 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 13.3-r5 (including) | 13.3-r5 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1 (including) | 14.1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1-r1 (including) | 14.1-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1-r2 (including) | 14.1-r2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1-r3 (including) | 14.1-r3 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1-r4 (including) | 14.1-r4 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1x50 (including) | 14.1x50 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1x51 (including) | 14.1x51 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1x53 (including) | 14.1x53 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.1x55 (including) | 14.1x55 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 14.2 (including) | 14.2 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 15.1 (including) | 15.1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 15.1-r1 (including) | 15.1-r1 (including) |
| Junos | Juniper | 15.1x49 (including) | 15.1x49 (including) |