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CVE-2015-7754 (GCVE-0-2015-7754)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-01-08 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:59
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Summary
Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21, when ssh-pka is configured and enabled, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code via crafted SSH negotiation.
Severity
8.1 (High)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79627 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034490 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=conte… x_refsource_CONFIRM
Date Public
2015-12-17 00:00
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