CVE-2017-2330 Denial of service in NorthStar Controller Application

Medium 6.2 Published 24 Apr 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An unauthenticated local user can trigger a fork bomb in Juniper NorthStar Controller, causing system-wide resource exhaustion and denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2017-2330?

CVE-2017-2330 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 unauthenticated, local user, to create a fork bomb scenario, also known as a rabbit virus, or wabbit, which will create processes that replicate themselves, until all resources are consumed on the system, leading to a denial of service to the entire system until it is restarted. Continued attacks by an unauthenticated, local user, can lead to persistent denials of services.

Weakness: CWE-834

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2330?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Juniper Northstar Controller.

How do I fix CVE-2017-2330?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2330 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-2017-2330 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2330 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w879-475f-rqqc.