title: Juniper ATP: Password hashing uses DES and a hardcoded salt
description: Juniper ATP uses DES and a hardcoded salt for password hashing, allowing for trivial de-hashing of the password file contents. This issue affects Juniper ATP 5.0 versions prior to 5.0.3.
problem types: CWE-327: Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm
CWE-664 - Improper Control of a Resource Through its Lifetime
affected:
{
product: Juniper ATP
vendor: Juniper Networks
versions:
lessThan: 5.0.3, status: affected, version: 5.0, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 6.7
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: HIGH
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
]
exploits: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.
solutions: The following software release have been updated to resolve this specific issue: 5.0.3 and all subsequent releases.
It is suggested to change any credentials after the upgrade to the fixed version.
workarounds: There are no known workarounds for this issue, however limit the access to only trusted administrators from trusted administrative networks or hosts would minimize the risk.