CVE-2014-3412
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 Juniper Junos Space before 13.3R1.8, when the firewall in disabled, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands 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 confidenceCommand injection vulnerability in Juniper Junos Space network management platform allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands. The vulnerability is only present when the built-in firewall is disabled, and was fixed in version 13.3R1.8.
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<= 13.1= 1.0= 1.1= 1.2= 1.3= 1.4= 2.0= 11.1= 11.2= 11.3= 11.4= 12.1all versionsall versionsCVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Authentication
- None
- Confidentiality
- Complete
- Integrity
- Complete
- Availability
- Complete
AV:N/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 Junos Space productCheck system inventory or run 'show version' command on the device to confirm it is Juniper Junos Space, Ja1500 Appliance, or Ja2500 ApplianceAffected if The device is any Junos Space platform (including Ja1500/Ja2500 appliances)
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Check installed Junos Space versionRun 'show version' or access the web UI to view the software version informationAffected if The version is before 13.3R1.8, or for appliances, any version (since all versions are affected)
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Verify built-in firewall statusAccess the Junos Space web UI under Administration > Firewall Settings, or check the configuration via CLI with 'show system services'Affected if The built-in firewall is disabled (this is the required condition for the vulnerability to be exploitable)
You are affected if you are running Junos Space (or Ja1500/Ja2500 appliances) with a version before 13.3R1.8 AND the built-in firewall is disabled.
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.
dbcve · scopedUpgrade Junos Space to version 13.3R1.8 or later. Until upgrade is possible, ensure the built-in firewall is enabled as a compensating control.
13.3R1.8 or later
- 1. Identify the current Junos Space version by accessing the web UI or CLI
- 2. Plan upgrade to Junos Space 13.3R1.8 or later (13.3R2.x, 13.3R3.x, or newer stable release)
- 3. Review Juniper upgrade documentation and perform a backup of the current configuration
- 4. Execute the upgrade following Juniper's standard upgrade procedures for Junos Space
- 5. After upgrade, verify the version is 13.3R1.8 or later and confirm system is functioning normally
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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-2014-3412 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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