CVE-2021-0235

Junos OS: SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3, vSRX Series: In a multi-tenant environment, a tenant host administrator may configure logical firewall isolation affecting other tenant networks

Description

On SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3, vSRX Series devices using tenant services on Juniper Networks Junos OS, due to incorrect permission scheme assigned to tenant system administrators, a tenant system administrator may inadvertently send their network traffic to one or more tenants while concurrently modifying the overall device system traffic management, affecting all tenants and the service provider. Further, a tenant may inadvertently receive traffic from another tenant. This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS 18.3 version 18.3R1 and later versions on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2; 18.4 version 18.4R1 and later versions on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3; 19.1 versions 19.1R1 and later versions on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3; 19.2 versions prior to 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2 on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3; 19.3 versions prior to 19.3R3-S2 on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3; 19.4 versions prior to 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2 on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3; 20.1 versions prior to 20.1R2, 20.1R3 on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3 vSRX Series; 20.2 versions prior to 20.2R2-S1, 20.2R3 on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3 vSRX Series; 20.3 versions prior to 20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2 on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3 vSRX Series; 20.4 versions prior to 20.4R1, 20.4R2 on SRX1500, SRX4100, SRX4200, SRX4600, SRX5000 Series with SPC2/SPC3 vSRX Series. This issue does not affect Juniper Networks Junos OS versions prior to 18.3R1.

Remediation

Solution:

  • The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2, 19.3R3-S2, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2, 20.1R2, 20.1R3, 20.2R2-S1, 20.2R3, 20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2, 20.4R1, and all subsequent releases.

Workaround:

  • There are no viable workarounds for this issue.

Category

7.3
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory juniper.net
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
Affected: Juniper Networks Junos OS
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Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11130 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-0235?
CVE-2021-0235 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-0235?
To fix CVE-2021-0235: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 19.2R1-S6, 19.2R3-S2, 19.3R3-S2, 19.4R2-S4, 19.4R3-S2, 20.1R2, 20.1R3, 20.2R2-S1, 20.2R3, 20.3R1-S2, 20.3R2, 20.4R1, and all subsequent releases.
Is CVE-2021-0235 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-0235 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-0235?
CVE-2021-0235 affects Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS, Juniper Networks Junos OS.
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