CVE-2015-3007
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 · uneditedThe Juniper SRX Series services gateways with Junos OS 12.1X46 before 12.1X46-D35, 12.1X47 before 12.1X47-D25, and 12.3X48 before 12.3X48-D15 do not properly implement the "set system ports console insecure" feature, which allows physically proximate attackers to gain administrative privileges by leveraging access to the console port.
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 · high confidenceThe Juniper SRX Series fails to properly implement the 'set system ports console insecure' feature. When enabled, this setting is supposed to allow unauthenticated console access (for lab/testing scenarios), but due to a logic flaw in the implementation, authenticated administrative access is still required—yet the feature can be bypassed by a physically proximate attacker with console port access to gain full administrative privileges.
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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= 12.1x46= 12.1x47= 12.3x48CVSS 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 the device modelRun 'show chassis hardware' or 'show system information' to confirm the device is a Juniper SRX Series gatewayAffected if Device is not an SRX Series model - the vulnerability does not apply
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Check the Junos OS versionRun 'show version' and compare the installed version against the affected releases: 12.1x46, 12.1x47, or 12.3x48Affected if Version is exactly 12.1x46, 12.1x47, or 12.3x48 - these are the vulnerable versions
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Verify if console insecure mode is configuredRun 'show configuration system ports' or 'show configuration | match console' to check for the 'set system ports console insecure' configuration statementAffected if The 'console insecure' setting is present in the active configuration - the feature flaw is triggered
You are affected if you are running a Juniper SRX device on Junos version 12.1x46, 12.1x47, or 12.3x48 AND the 'set system ports console insecure' configuration is enabled, as this combination allows a physically present attacker to bypass authentication and gain full administrative privileges.
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 Junos OS to version 12.1X46-D35, 12.1X47-D25, 12.3X48-D15 or later to patch the feature implementation flaw. Until upgraded, enforce strict physical security around console access and restrict console port access to trusted personnel only.
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