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ESB-2021.3602
JSA11222 - 2021-10 Security Bulletin: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Local
Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service
28 October 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Junos OS
Junos OS Evolved
Publisher: Juniper Networks
Operating System: Juniper
Impact/Access: Root Compromise -- Existing Account
Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Existing Account
Overwrite Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-31360 CVE-2021-31359
Original Bulletin:
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA11222
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2021-10 Security Bulletin: Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved: Local Privilege Escalation and Denial of Service
Article ID : JSA11222
Last Updated: 27 Oct 2021
Version : 3.0
Product Affected:
These issues affect all versions of Junos OS. These issues affect all versions
of Junos OS Evolved.
Problem:
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS and
Junos OS Evolved allows a local, low-privileged user to cause the Juniper DHCP
daemon (jdhcpd) process to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS), or
execute arbitrary commands as root. Continued processing of malicious
user-controlled input will repeatedly crash the system and sustain the Denial
of Service (DoS) condition.
A second improper privilege management vulnerability in the Juniper Networks
Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved command-line interpreter (CLI) was also
discovered, allowing a low-privileged user to overwrite local files as root,
possibly leading to a system integrity issue or additional Denial of Service
(DoS). Depending on the files overwritten, exploitation of this vulnerability
could lead to a sustained Denial of Service (DoS) condition, requiring manual
user intervention to recover.
Systems are only vulnerable if jdhcpd is running, which can be confirmed via
the 'show system processes' command. For example:
root@host# run show system processes extensive | match dhcp
26537 root -16 0 97568K 13692K RUN 0 0:01 3.71% jdhcpd
These issues affect:
Juniper Networks Junos OS:
o All versions, including the following supported releases:
15.1 versions prior to 15.1R7-S10;
17.4 versions prior to 17.4R3-S5;
18.3 versions prior to 18.3R3-S5;
18.4 versions prior to 18.4R3-S9;
19.1 versions prior to 19.1R3-S6;
19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S7, 19.2R3-S3;
19.3 versions prior to 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3;
19.4 versions prior to 19.4R3-S6;
20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1;
20.2 versions prior to 20.2R3-S2;
20.3 versions prior to 20.3R3;
20.4 versions prior to 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3;
21.1 versions prior to 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2.
Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved:
o All versions prior to 20.4R2-S3-EVO;
o All versions of 21.1-EVO.
There are several configuration options that enable DHCP service. For example:
[edit interfaces ... family inet dhcp]
[edit system processes dhcp-service]
[edit forwarding-options dhcp-relay]
Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
This issue was discovered during external security research.
The following issues have been reported by the security researcher, and
resolved in the releases listed:
CVE CVSS Summary
A local privilege escalation vulnerability in
Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved
7.8 ( allows a local, low-privileged user to cause the
CVSS:3.1/AV:L Juniper DHCP daemon (jdhcpd) process to crash,
CVE-2021-31359 /AC:L/PR:L/ resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS), or execute
UI:N/S:U/C:H/ arbitrary commands as root. Continued processing
I:H/A:H ) of malicious input will repeatedly crash the
system and sustain the Denial of Service (DoS)
condition.
An improper privilege management vulnerability in
the Juniper Networks Junos OS and Junos OS Evolved
7.1 ( command-line interpreter (CLI) allows a
CVSS:3.1/AV:L low-privileged user to overwrite local files as
CVE-2021-31360 /AC:L/PR:L/ root, possibly leading to a system integrity issue
UI:N/S:U/C:N/ or Denial of Service (DoS). Depending on the files
I:H/A:H ) overwritten, exploitation of this vulnerability
could lead to a sustained Denial of Service (DoS)
condition, requiring manual user intervention to
recover.
Solution:
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific
issue:
Junos OS 15.1R7-S10, 17.4R3-S5, 18.3R3-S5, 18.4R3-S9, 19.1R3-S6, 19.2R1-S7,
19.2R3-S3, 19.3R2-S6, 19.3R3-S3, 19.4R3-S6, 20.1R2-S2, 20.1R3-S1, 20.2R3-S2,
20.3R3, 20.4R2-S1, 20.4R3, 21.1R1-S1, 21.1R2, 21.1R3, 21.2R1, and all
subsequent releases.
Junos OS Evolved 20.4R2-S3-EVO, 21.2R1-EVO, and all subsequent releases.
This issue is being tracked as 1568654 .
Workaround:
Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access to the device via CLI only
from trusted hosts and from trusted administrators.
Implementation:
Software releases or updates are available for download at https://
support.juniper.net/support/downloads/
Modification History:
2021-10-13: Initial Publication.
2021-10-27: Added details on how to confirm whether jdhcpd is running.
CVSS Score:
7.8 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Severity Level:
High
Severity Assessment:
Information for how Juniper Networks uses CVSS can be found at KB 16446 "Common
Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) and Juniper's Security Advisories."
Acknowledgements:
Juniper SIRT would like to acknowledge and thank Wenxu Yin (@awxylitol) of
Alpha Lab, Qihoo 360 Technology Co. Ltd., for responsibly reporting this
vulnerability.
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