NetScreen ScreenOS restores factory default settings
| netscreen-screenos-restore-default (11506) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
NetScreen restores the factory default configuration settings, under certain circumstances, which would cause incoming and outgoing traffic to fail, resulting in a denial of service. This could result in weaker than expected security on affected devices, and could lead to unauthorized remote access.
Platforms Affected:
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0 Dial
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r1
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r10
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r11
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r12
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r2
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r3
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r4
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r5
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r6
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r7
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r8
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.0r9
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r1
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r10
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r2
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r3
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r4
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r5
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r6
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r7
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r8
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.1r9
- Juniper, NetScreen ScreenOS 4.0.2
Remedy:
Refer to NetScreen Security Alert 56305 for upgrade information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- NetScreen Security Alert 56305, Potential loss of configuration at http://www.netscreen.com/services/security/alerts/potential_loss_of_configuration.jsp.
- BID-7042: NetScreen ScreenOS Loss of Configuration Vulnerability
Reported:
Mar 07, 2003
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