CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2020-1666

Improper Access Control

Published: Oct 16, 2020 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.2 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

The system console configuration option log-out-on-disconnect In Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved fails to log out an active CLI session when the console cable is disconnected. This could allow a malicious attacker with physical access to the console the ability to resume a previous interactive session and possibly gain administrative privileges. This issue affects all Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved versions after 18.4R1-EVO, prior to 20.2R1-EVO.

Weakness

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Junos_os_evolved Juniper 19.2-r1 (including) 19.2-r1 (including)
Junos_os_evolved Juniper 19.2-r2 (including) 19.2-r2 (including)
Junos_os_evolved Juniper 19.3-r2 (including) 19.3-r2 (including)
Junos_os_evolved Juniper 19.4-r1 (including) 19.4-r1 (including)
Junos_os_evolved Juniper 19.4-r2 (including) 19.4-r2 (including)
Junos_os_evolved Juniper 19.4-r2-s1 (including) 19.4-r2-s1 (including)
Junos_os_evolved Juniper 20.1-r1 (including) 20.1-r1 (including)

Extended Description

Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:

When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses:

Potential Mitigations

  • Compartmentalize the system to have “safe” areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
  • Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

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