CVE-2017-10601

Junos OS: Insufficient authentication for user login when a specific system configuration error occurs.

CRITICAL

9.8

CVSS Score

Published: July 14, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:00 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorJunos

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Severity

CRITICAL9.8

Exploit prediction

EPSS 2%

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Junos · Juniper Networks

95%

v < 12.3R10v < 12.3X48-D20v < 13.2R8v < 13.3R7v < 14.1R4-S12v < 14.1X53-D30v < 14.2R4v < 15.1F212.3 12.3 r1 12.3 r11 12.3 r2 12.3 r3 12.3 r4 12.3 r5 12.3 r6 12.3 r7 12.3 r8 12.3 r9 12.3x48 d10 12.3x48 d15 13.2 13.2 r1 13.2 r2 13.2 r3 13.2 r4 13.2 r5 13.2 r6 13.2 r7 13.2 r7-s1 13.2 r7-s2 13.3 13.3 r2 13.3 r3 13.3 r4 13.3 r5 13.3 r6 14.1 14.1 r1 14.1 r2 14.1 r3 14.1 r4 14.1 r5 14.1 r614.1x5314.1x53 d10 14.1x53 d15 14.1x53 d16 14.1x53 d25 14.1x53 d26 14.1x53 d27 14.2 14.2 r1 14.2 r2 14.2 r3 14.2 r4 15.1 15.1 f1 15.1 f2 15.1 f3 15.1 r2

Affected range stops below 12.3R10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 12.3X48-D20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.2R8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 13.3R7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1R4-S12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.1X53-D30, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 14.2R4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Affected range stops below 15.1F2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10802

References (2)

VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory

Source: [email protected]

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038902

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10802

CVSS

9.8CRITICALjuniper

Attack Vector: NETWORK
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: NONE
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: HIGH
Availability: HIGH

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-287

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