What is CVE-2017-2330?

CVE-2017-2330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Northstar_controller, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2017-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2017-2330?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Juniper Northstar_controller

CVE-2017-2330

A denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated, local user, to create a fork bomb scenario, also known as a rabbit virus, or wabbit…

EPSS: 0.003 (23.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Juniper Northstar_controller
Juniper Networks Northstar Controller Application — versions prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-834 — Excessive Iteration

References

sirt@juniper.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
sirt@juniper.net (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-2330?: CVE-2017-2330 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Juniper Northstar_controller, classified under Excessive Iteration. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2017-2330?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.