CVE-2015-3006
Junos: QFX Series: Insufficient entropy on QFX3500 and QFX3600 platforms when the system boots up
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| mitreCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.77% · top 44% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
What to do
Solution: The following software releases have been updated to resolve this specific issue: Junos OS 12.2X50-D70 13.1X50-D30 13.2X51-D25 13.2X51-D30 13.2X52-D15 14.1X53-D10, and all subsequent releases. It is recommended to regenerate SSH keys or self signed certificates.
Workaround: Avoid generating SSH keys or self-signed SSL certificates on the affected platforms until the system has been up and running for some time, allowing additional sources of randomness to generate sufficient entropy.
References (1)
- https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10678 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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