Junos OS Evolved: Telnet service may be enabled when it is expected to be disabled.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Juniper Networks | Junos OS Evolved | affected |
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Vendor Solution
The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS Evolved: 20.4R2-S2-EVO, 21.2R2-EVO, 21.3R1-EVO and all subsequent releases.
Vendor Workaround
To work around the issue, the xinetd service can be restarted manually using one of the commands below: user@device% systemctl restart xinetd or user@device% systemctl restart services-xinetd Additionally, loopback/firewall filters can be applied to disable remote access to the telnet service.
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2022-27311 | An Improper Initialization vulnerability in Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved may cause a commit operation for disabling the telnet service to not take effect as expected, resulting in the telnet service staying enabled. When it is not intended to be operating on the device, an administrator can issue the following command to verify whether telnet is operating in the background: user@device > show system connections | grep :23 tcp 0 0 0.0.0.0:23 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN 20879/xinetd This issue affects: Juniper Networks Junos OS Evolved All versions prior to 20.4R2-S2-EVO; 21.1 version 21.1R1-EVO and later versions; 21.2 versions prior to 21.2R2-EVO. |
No CVSS v4.0
No CVSS v3.0
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.726% probability within 30 days)
Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.
| Link | Providers |
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| https://kb.juniper.net/JSA11272 |
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