CVE-2016-4927 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Insufficient validation of SSH keys in Junos Space before 15.2R2 allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) type of attacks while a Space device is communicating with managed devices.

Published: 2017-03-20

Score: 8.1 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos_space:*:r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5902	Insufficient validation of SSH keys in Junos Space before 15.2R2 allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) type of attacks while a Space device is communicating with managed devices.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00419.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93540
https://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10760

History

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Subscriptions

Juniper Junos Space

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: juniper

Published: 2017-03-20T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:39.883Z

Reserved: 2016-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4927

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-20T20:59:00.203

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-4927

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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