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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.106750
Category:JunOS Local Security Checks
Title:Juniper Networks Junos OS Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Summary:Junos OS is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the keyboard;driver.
Description:Summary:
Junos OS is prone to a buffer overflow vulnerability in the keyboard
driver.

Vulnerability Insight:
Incorrect signedness comparison in the ioctl handler allows a malicious
local user to overwrite a portion of the kernel memory. A local user may crash the kernel, read a portion of
kernel memory and execute arbitrary code in kernel context.

Vulnerability Impact:
A local attacker may escalate privileges by executing arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
Junos OS 12.3X48, 14.1, 14.2, 15.1 and 16.1.

Solution:
New builds of Junos OS software are available from Juniper.

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-1886
BugTraq ID: 90734
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90734
FreeBSD Security Advisory: FreeBSD-SA-16:18
https://www.freebsd.org/security/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-16:18.atkbd.asc
http://cturt.github.io/SETFKEY.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035905
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG

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