# What is CVE-2019-0042?

> CVE-2019-0042 is a medium-severity flaw (CVSS 4.2) in Identity Management Service from Juniper, published on 10 April 2019. It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts its chance of use in the next 30 days at 0.3%. If you run an affected version, plan in the vendor’s fix.

Canonical page: https://www.precursorintelligence.com/what-is/cve-2019-0042

## At a glance

- **Verdict:** Plan it in. No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.
- **Precursor Intelligence risk score:** 13 out of 100 (Info); action: Track. Kept up to date as the evidence changes.
- **Severity:** Medium (CVSS 4.2 out of 10)
- **Known to be exploited:** No, not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today
- **Chance of use in the next 30 days:** 0.3% (latest exploit-likelihood forecast)
- **Published:** 10 April 2019
- **Record last updated:** 28 October 2021
- **Main product:** Identity Management Service from Juniper
- **Affected products:** 1

## What is CVE-2019-0042? In plain terms

An attacker has to be physically at the device without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.

### The official description

Juniper Identity Management Service (JIMS) for Windows versions prior to 1.1.4 may send an incorrect message to associated SRX services gateways. This may allow an attacker with physical access to an existing domain connected Windows system to bypass SRX firewall policies, or trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) condition for the network.

### What kind of flaw is it?

- CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness
- CWE-404: Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
- CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres

### How an attack on it works

- Where an attacker can be: Physically at the device
- How hard it is to pull off: Hard: conditions must line up
- Login needed first: No login needed
- Does someone have to click: No, nobody has to do anything
- What an attacker gets: Can take it offline

Severity vector: `CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`

## Is CVE-2019-0042 being exploited? Not that we know of

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.3%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

Exploit likelihood over the last 7 days: 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%, 0.3%.

### Timeline

- 10 April 2019: Published
- 28 October 2021: Record last updated

### How Precursor Intelligence ranks it

CVE-2019-0042 scores **13 out of 100 (Info)**, with the action "Track".

Every published flaw gets a risk score from 0 to 100, kept up to date as the evidence changes. Four things go into the score, from the one that counts most to the ones that count less:

- Evidence it is being exploited: biggest factor
- How severe it is: strong factor
- How widely exposed it is: smaller factor
- Threat activity around it: smaller factor

85 and above is Critical. Anything confirmed as exploited is always marked for an emergency patch, whatever its score. When this flaw matches software you track, it lands in your list with its score and the reasons behind it.

## Who is affected by CVE-2019-0042?

The published record lists 1 product. Versions are as published: "before 1.1.4" means every version up to, but not including, 1.1.4.

- [Identity Management Service](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/product/juniper/identity_management_service) by [Juniper](https://www.precursorintelligence.com/vendors/juniper) (Application): before 1.1.4

## How do I fix CVE-2019-0042?

1. **Check whether you run it.** Compare your versions with the affected products above. Not sure what you run? Precursor Intelligence can work it out from your public website, or you can pick it from a list.
2. **Apply the vendor’s fix.** Install the update named in the vendor’s advisory. We’ve put the advisory first in the list.
3. **If you can’t patch today.** Follow any mitigation the vendor publishes, and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet until the update is in.
4. **Keep an eye on it.** Track the product and we tell you as soon as we spot this flaw on the list of exploited flaws, or a jump in its exploit likelihood.

### References

- [kb.juniper.net](https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10934) (Mitigation, Vendor advisory)

## Questions

### What is CVE-2019-0042?

CVE-2019-0042 is a medium-severity flaw in Identity Management Service from Juniper, published on 10 April 2019. An attacker has to be physically at the device without logging in, and nobody has to click anything. If it works, the attacker can take it offline.

### How serious is CVE-2019-0042?

It scores 4.2 out of 10 on the CVSS severity scale, which is medium. Our risk score for CVE-2019-0042 is 13 out of 100, which is Info. Its action is "Track". No sign of exploitation and a low forecast. Patch it in your normal update cycle.

### Is CVE-2019-0042 being exploited?

It is not on the list of flaws known to be exploited today. The latest forecast puts the chance of it being used in the next 30 days at 0.3%. That can change at any time, which is why we keep watching.

### Which versions does CVE-2019-0042 affect?

For Identity Management Service from Juniper: before 1.1.4.

### How do I fix CVE-2019-0042?

Install the update the vendor names in its advisory, linked first under "How do I fix" on this page. If you can't patch today, follow the vendor's mitigation and limit who can reach the affected system from the internet.

## Does CVE-2019-0042 affect you?

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