Privilege escalation in Junos OS AgentD process



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-47494
CWE-ID CWE-362
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Juniper Junos OS
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor Juniper Networks, Inc.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Race condition

EUVDB-ID: #VU98413

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-47494

CWE-ID: CWE-362 - Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in the AgentD process. A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to escalate privileges on the system.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Juniper Junos OS: 21.4R1 - 24.2R1-S1

CPE2.3 External links

http://supportportal.juniper.net/s/article/2024-10-Security-Bulletin-Junos-OS-Due-to-a-race-condition-AgentD-process-causes-a-memory-corruption-and-FPC-reset-CVE-2024-47494


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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