Junos: QFX Series: Insufficient entropy on QFX3500 and QFX3600 platforms when the system boots up
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
On the QFX3500 and QFX3600 platforms, the number of bytes collected from the RANDOM_INTERRUPT entropy source when the device boots up is insufficient, possibly leading to weak or duplicate SSH keys or self-signed SSL/TLS certificates. Entropy increases after the system has been up and running for some time, but immediately after boot, the entropy is very low. This issue only affects the QFX3500 and QFX3600 switches. No other Juniper Networks products or platforms are affected by this weak entropy vulnerability.
Why it matters now
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 · 16
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2x50 d10 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d20:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2x50 d20 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d41.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2x50 d41.1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d42.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2x50 d42.1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d56.1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 12.2x50 d56.1 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.1x50:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1x50 d10 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.1x50:d25:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.1x50 d25 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x51:d15:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2x51 d15 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x51:d20:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2x51 d20 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x51:d20.2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2x51 d20.2 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2x50 d10 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d20:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2x50 d20 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d41.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2x50 d41.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d42.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2x50 d42.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:12.2x50:d56.1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.2x50 d56.1 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.1x50:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1x50 d10 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.1x50:d25:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.1x50 d25 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x51:d15:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2x51 d15 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x51:d20:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2x51 d20 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x51:d20.2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2x51 d20.2 Vulnerable ·Juniper
Show 6 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x51:d21:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2x51 d21 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x52:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2x52 d10 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x52:d5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 13.2x52 d5 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 14.1x53 | Vulnerable | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:h:juniper:qfx3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Juniper |
| cpe:2.3:h:juniper:qfx3600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Juniper |
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x51:d21:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2x51 d21 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x52:d10:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2x52 d10 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:13.2x52:d5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 13.2x52 d5 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:o:juniper:junos:14.1x53:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 14.1x53 Vulnerable ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:h:juniper:qfx3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
- cpe:2.3:h:juniper:qfx3600:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Juniper
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-3006
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-639q-4j2p-pfqv
References
Advisory 1
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Sources
- CVE-2015-3006 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-3006 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-639q-4j2p-pfqv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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