CVE-2014-2292
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnspecified vulnerability in the Linux Network Connect client in Juniper Junos Pulse Secure Access Service (aka SSL VPN) with IVE OS before 7.1r18, 7.3 before 7.3r10, 7.4 before 7.4r8, and 8.0 before 8.0r1 allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceLocal privilege escalation vulnerability in the Linux Network Connect client of Juniper Junos Pulse Secure Access Service (SSL VPN). Unspecified vectors allow local users to gain elevated privileges on affected systems running IVE OS versions prior to 7.1r18, 7.3r10, 7.4r8, or 8.0r1.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 7.1= 7.3= 7.4= 8.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Juniper Pulse Secure Access Service installationCheck if the Juniper Junos Pulse Secure Access Service (SSL VPN) is installed on the system by searching for process names such as 'junos-pulse', 'pulse-secure', or 'nc' (Network Connect) running on the hostAffected if The service is not installed or not running - if not present, this CVE does not apply
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Determine the IVE OS versionAccess the admin web interface of the Pulse Secure Access Service and navigate to the System Status or About page to view the IVE OS version, or use the CLI command 'get system version' or 'show version' if SSH access is availableAffected if The installed IVE OS version is 7.1.x before r18, 7.3.x before r10, 7.4.x before r8, or 8.0.x before r1 - versions prior to these thresholds are affected
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Verify Linux Network Connect client componentCheck if the Linux Network Connect client component is installed or enabled on the system - this may appear as 'Network Connect' in the client list, or check for the 'nc' or 'pulse-nc' binaries in common installation directories like /opt/pulse or /usr/local/pulseAffected if The Linux Network Connect client is present and enabled - the vulnerability exists in this component specifically
A system is affected by this CVE if it runs Juniper Pulse Secure Access Service with IVE OS versions 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, or 8.0 (prior to their respective security release versions) and has the Linux Network Connect client enabled.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpgrade the Juniper Pulse Secure Access Service IVE OS to version 7.1r18, 7.3r10, 7.4r8, 8.0r1 or later to resolve the vulnerability. Apply vendor patches as they become available.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2014-2292 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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