{ "containers": { "cna": { "affected": [ { "product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [ { "status": "affected", "version": "n/a" } ] } ], "datePublic": "2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before 6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b, 6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before 6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and 6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by entering an unspecified password during a (1) SSH or (2) TELNET session." } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text" } ] } ], "providerMetadata": { "dateUpdated": "2025-10-06T16:48:24.593Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre" }, "references": [ { "url": "http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/12/unauthorized-code-in-juniper-firewalls-decrypts-encrypted-vpn-traffic/" }, { "url": "http://www.wired.com/2015/12/juniper-networks-hidden-backdoors-show-the-risk-of-government-backdoors/" }, { "name": "1034489", "tags": [ "vdb-entry" ], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034489" }, { "name": "VU#640184", "tags": [ "third-party-advisory" ], "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/640184" }, { "url": "https://forums.juniper.net/t5/Security-Incident-Response/Important-Announcement-about-ScreenOS/ba-p/285554" }, { "url": "https://github.com/hdm/juniper-cve-2015-7755" }, { "url": "http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10713" }, { "url": "http://twitter.com/cryptoron/statuses/677900647560253442" }, { "url": "https://adamcaudill.com/2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper/" }, { "url": "http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/18/juniper-says-it-didnt-work-with-government-to-add-unauthorized-code-to-network-gear/" }, { "name": "79626", "tags": [ "vdb-entry" ], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79626" } ], "x_legacyV4Record": { "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2015-7755", "STATE": "PUBLIC" }, "affects": { "vendor": { "vendor_data": [ { "product": { "product_data": [ { "product_name": "n/a", "version": { "version_data": [ { "version_value": "n/a" } ] } } ] }, "vendor_name": "n/a" } ] } }, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": { "description_data": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before 6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before 6.3.0r13b, 6.3.0r14 before 6.3.0r14b, 6.3.0r15 before 6.3.0r15b, 6.3.0r16 before 6.3.0r16b, 6.3.0r17 before 6.3.0r17b, 6.3.0r18 before 6.3.0r18b, 6.3.0r19 before 6.3.0r19b, and 6.3.0r20 before 6.3.0r21 allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by entering an unspecified password during a (1) SSH or (2) TELNET session." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/12/unauthorized-code-in-juniper-firewalls-decrypts-encrypted-vpn-traffic/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/12/unauthorized-code-in-juniper-firewalls-decrypts-encrypted-vpn-traffic/" }, { "name": "http://www.wired.com/2015/12/juniper-networks-hidden-backdoors-show-the-risk-of-government-backdoors/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.wired.com/2015/12/juniper-networks-hidden-backdoors-show-the-risk-of-government-backdoors/" }, { "name": "1034489", "refsource": "SECTRACK", "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034489" }, { "name": "VU#640184", "refsource": "CERT-VN", "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/640184" }, { "name": "https://forums.juniper.net/t5/Security-Incident-Response/Important-Announcement-about-ScreenOS/ba-p/285554", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://forums.juniper.net/t5/Security-Incident-Response/Important-Announcement-about-ScreenOS/ba-p/285554" }, { "name": "https://github.com/hdm/juniper-cve-2015-7755", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://github.com/hdm/juniper-cve-2015-7755" }, { "name": "http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10713", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10713" }, { "name": "http://twitter.com/cryptoron/statuses/677900647560253442", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://twitter.com/cryptoron/statuses/677900647560253442" }, { "name": "https://adamcaudill.com/2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "https://adamcaudill.com/2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper/" }, { "name": "http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/18/juniper-says-it-didnt-work-with-government-to-add-unauthorized-code-to-network-gear/", "refsource": "MISC", "url": "http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/18/juniper-says-it-didnt-work-with-government-to-add-unauthorized-code-to-network-gear/" }, { "name": "79626", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79626" } ] } } }, "adp": [ { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-06T07:58:59.950Z" }, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [ { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/12/unauthorized-code-in-juniper-firewalls-decrypts-encrypted-vpn-traffic/" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://www.wired.com/2015/12/juniper-networks-hidden-backdoors-show-the-risk-of-government-backdoors/" }, { "name": "1034489", "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_SECTRACK", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034489" }, { "name": "VU#640184", "tags": [ "third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_CERT-VN", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/640184" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://forums.juniper.net/t5/Security-Incident-Response/Important-Announcement-about-ScreenOS/ba-p/285554" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://github.com/hdm/juniper-cve-2015-7755" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10713" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://twitter.com/cryptoron/statuses/677900647560253442" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "https://adamcaudill.com/2015/12/17/much-ado-about-juniper/" }, { "tags": [ "x_refsource_MISC", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2015/12/18/juniper-says-it-didnt-work-with-government-to-add-unauthorized-code-to-network-gear/" }, { "name": "79626", "tags": [ "vdb-entry", "x_refsource_BID", "x_transferred" ], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79626" } ] }, { "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "scope": "UNCHANGED", "version": "3.1", "baseScore": 9.8, "attackVector": "NETWORK", "baseSeverity": "CRITICAL", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "userInteraction": "NONE", "attackComplexity": "LOW", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH" } }, { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2015-7755", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "active" }, { "Automatable": "yes" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2025-10-02T03:55:46.311110Z" } } }, { "other": { "type": "kev", "content": { "dateAdded": "2025-10-02", "reference": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-7755" } } } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2015-7755", "tags": [ "government-resource" ] } ], "problemTypes": [ { "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "type": "CWE", "cweId": "CWE-287", "description": "CWE-287 Improper Authentication" } ] } ], "timeline": [ { "time": "2025-10-02T00:00:00.000Z", "lang": "en", "value": "CVE-2015-7755 added to CISA KEV" } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2025-10-21T23:55:56.610Z" } } ] }, "cveMetadata": { "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2015-7755", "datePublished": "2015-12-19T11:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2015-10-08T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2025-10-21T23:55:56.610Z", "state": "PUBLISHED" }, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1" }