10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2017-10601
Juniper Networks Junos OS Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
Description

A specific device configuration can result in a commit failure condition. When this occurs, a user is logged in without being prompted for a password while trying to login through console, ssh, ftp, telnet or su, etc., This issue relies upon a device configuration precondition to occur. Typically, device configurations are the result of a trusted administrative change to the system's running configuration. The following error messages may be seen when this failure occurs: mgd: error: commit failed: (statements constraint check failed) Warning: Commit failed, activating partial configuration. Warning: Edit the router configuration to fix these errors. If the administrative changes are not made that result in such a failure, then this issue is not seen. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this issue. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS 12.3 prior to 12.3R10, 12.3R11; 12.3X48 prior to 12.3X48-D20; 13.2 prior to 13.2R8; 13.3 prior to 13.3R7; 14.1 prior to 14.1R4-S12, 14.1R5, 14.1R6; 14.1X53 prior to 14.1X53-D30; 14.2 prior to 14.2R4; 15.1 prior to 15.1F2, 15.1F3, 15.1R2.

INFO

Published Date :

July 17, 2017, 1:18 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-10601 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Juniper junos
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Upgrade to the relevant Junos software release referenced in Juniper security advisory JSA10802.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-10601.

URL Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038902 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10802 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038902 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10802 Mitigation Vendor Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-10601 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038902
    Added Reference https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10802
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3 Juniper Networks, Inc. AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 26, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038902 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038902 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10802 No Types Assigned https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10802 Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r11:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r8:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3:r9:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3x48:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.3x48:d15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r7:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r7-s1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2:r7-s2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.3:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.3:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.3:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.3:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.3:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1:r6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d15:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d16:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d25:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d26:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:d27:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.2:r1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.2:r2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.2:r3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.2:r4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:f3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:15.1:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 18, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038902 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 17, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038902 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} -0.59%

score

0.59112

percentile