Skip to main content
← All vulnerabilities
CVE-2018-0021

Junos OS: Short MacSec keys may allow man-in-the-middle attacks.

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 14.1X53-D47, 15.1X49-D100, 15.1X53-D59, 17.1R2
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

If all 64 digits of the connectivity association name (CKN) key or all 32 digits of the connectivity association key (CAK) key are not configured, all remaining digits will be auto-configured to 0. Hence, Juniper devices configured with short MacSec keys are at risk to an increased likelihood that an attacker will discover the secret passphrases configured for these keys through dictionary-based and brute-force-based attacks using spoofed packets. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Junos OS: 14.1 versions prior to 14.1R10, 14.1R9; 14.1X53 versions prior to 14.1X53-D47; 15.1 versions prior to 15.1R4-S9, 15.1R6-S6, 15.1R7; 15.1X49 versions prior to 15.1X49-D100; 15.1X53 versions prior to 15.1X53-D59; 16.1 versions prior to 16.1R3-S8, 16.1R4-S8, 16.1R5; 16.2 versions prior to 16.2R1-S6, 16.2R2; 17.1 versions prior to 17.1R2.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • Juniper Networks Junos OS

    From 14.1X53 · fixed in 14.1X53-D47; From 15.1X49 · fixed in 15.1X49-D100; From 15.1X53 · fixed in 15.1X53-D59; From 17.1 · fixed in 17.1R2

References 2

securitytracker.com

kb.juniper.net