Juniper ScreenOS 6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Juniper ScreenOS 6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash and restart or failover) via a malformed SSL/TLS packet.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03564 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 6.3.0 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.0 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.1.0 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.2.0 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 6.3.0 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.1.0 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:screenos:6.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.2.0 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-2842
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gm87-4493-w2gq
References
More Juniper Screenos vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-06436 Juniper ScreenOS 6.2.0r15 through 6.2.0r18, 6.3.0r12 before 6.3.0r12b, 6.3.0r13 before… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-01617 ScreenOS: XSS vulnerability in ScreenOS Firewall CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.6
- TI-2015-06435 Juniper ScreenOS before 6.3.0r21, when ssh-pka is configured and enabled, allows remote… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2017-01620 ScreenOS: XSS vulnerability in ScreenOS Firewall CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2017-01619 ScreenOS: XSS vulnerability in ScreenOS Firewall CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2017-01618 ScreenOS: XSS vulnerability in ScreenOS Firewall CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2014-2842 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-2842 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gm87-4493-w2gq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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