CVE-2017-2333 Denial of service in NorthStar Controller Application
Authenticated attackers can cause persistent denial of service by visiting specific URLs, impacting network management availability.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-2333?
CVE-2017-2333 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application, published on 24 Apr 2017. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A persistent denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a malicious, network-based, authenticated attacker to consume enough system resources to cause a persistent denial of service by visiting certain specific URLs on the server.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-2333?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Juniper Northstar Controller.
How do I fix CVE-2017-2333?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-2333 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-2017-2333 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-2333 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-3gp6-22qr-4j7f.