CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-1620

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Apr 08, 2020 | Modified: Apr 10, 2020
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A local, authenticated user with shell can obtain the hashed values of login passwords via configd streamer log. This issue affects all versions of Junos OS Evolved prior to 19.3R1.

Weakness

Information written to log files can be of a sensitive nature and give valuable guidance to an attacker or expose sensitive user information.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Junos_os_evolved Juniper * 19.3r1 (excluding)

Extended Description

While logging all information may be helpful during development stages, it is important that logging levels be set appropriately before a product ships so that sensitive user data and system information are not accidentally exposed to potential attackers. Different log files may be produced and stored for:

Potential Mitigations

References