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High · 7.8 CVE-2021-0223 EUVD-2021-2842GHSA-gxjv-3qx5-453x

Junos OS: telnetd.real Local Privilege Escalation vulnerabilities in SUID binaries

Published Jan 15, 2021 · Updated Sep 17, 2024 · Assigned by juniper

Description

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in telnetd.real of Juniper Networks Junos OS may allow a locally authenticated shell user to escalate privileges and execute arbitrary commands as root. telnetd.real is shipped with setuid permissions enabled and is owned by the root user, allowing local users to run telnetd.real with root privileges. This issue affects Juniper Networks Junos OS: all versions prior to 15.1R7-S9; 17.3 versions prior to 17.3R3-S11; 17.4 versions prior to 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3; 18.1 versions prior to 18.1R3-S11; 18.2 versions prior to 18.2R3-S6; 18.3 versions prior to 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S4; 18.4 versions prior to 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S6; 19.1 versions prior to 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S1; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S1; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R1-S4, 20.1R2; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Juniper Networks Junos OS unspecified – < 15.1R7-S9, 17.3 – < 17.3R3-S11, 17.4 – < 17.4R2-S12, 17.4R3-S3, 18.1 – < 18.1R3-S11, 18.2 – < 18.2R3-S6, 18.3 – < 18.3R2-S4, 18.3R3-S4, 18.4 – < 18.4R2-S7, 18.4R3-S6, 19.1 – < 19.1R2-S2, 19.1R3-S4, 19.2 – < 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S1, 19.3 – < 19.3R3-S1, 19.4 – < 19.4R2-S2, 19.4R3, 20.1 –… 15.1R7-S9

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