CVE-2017-2327 Denial of service in NorthStar Controller Application
An authenticated user can cause a denial of service by consuming system resources in the Juniper NorthStar Controller.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2327?
CVE-2017-2327 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application, published on 24 Apr 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an authenticated malicious user to consume large amounts of system resources leading to a cascading denial of services.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2327?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Northstar Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2327?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2327 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-2327 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2327 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application
- CVE-2017-2320 Information disclosure in NorthStar Controller Application
- CVE-2017-2332 Auth bypass in NorthStar Controller Application
- CVE-2017-2317 Denial of service in NorthStar Controller Application
- CVE-2017-2321 Other in NorthStar Controller Application
- CVE-2017-2319 Auth bypass in NorthStar Controller Application
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5q95-7rfv-6w73.