Resource exhaustion in Juniper Northstar Controller
CVE-2017-2322
A denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1, may allow an authenticated user to cause widespread denials of service to system services by consuming TCP and UDP ports which are normally reserved for other system services.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (19.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 19.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Juniper Northstar Controller
- Juniper Networks Northstar Controller Application — versions prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- kb.juniper.net/JSA10783 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97613 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2322?
- CVE-2017-2322 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Northstar Controller, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-04-24.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2322?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.