CVE-2017-2321
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0...
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated, unprivileged, network-based attacker to cause various system services partial to full denials of services, modification of system states and files, and potential disclosure of sensitive information which may assist the attacker in further attacks on the system through the use of multiple attack vectors, including man-in-the-middle attacks, file injections, and malicious execution of commands causing out of bound memory conditions leading to other attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
8.6
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated, unprivileged, network-based attacker to cause various system services partial to full denials of services, modification of system states and files, and potential disclosure of sensitive information which may assist the attacker in further attacks on the system through the use of multiple attack vectors, including man-in-the-middle attacks, file injections, and malicious execution of commands causing out of bound memory conditions leading to other attacks.
- Record
CVE-2017-2321- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated, unprivileged, network-based attacker to cause various system services partial to full denials of services, modification of system states and files, and potential disclosure of sensitive information which may assist the attacker in further attacks on the system through the use of multiple attack vectors, including man-in-the-middle attacks, file injections, and malicious execution of commands causing out of bound memory conditions leading to other attacks.
- Record
CVE-2017-2321- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11504 No score
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated, unprivileged, network-based attacker to cause various system services partial to full denials of services, modification of system states and files, and potential disclosure of sensitive information which may assist the attacker in further attacks on the system through the use of multiple attack vectors, including man-in-the-middle attacks, file injections, and malicious execution of commands causing out of bound memory conditions leading to other attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2017-11504- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-6phr-4r76-8mwj
8.6
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0...
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated, unprivileged, network-based attacker to cause various system services partial to full denials of services, modification of system states and files, and potential disclosure of sensitive information which may assist the attacker in further attacks on the system through the use of multiple attack vectors, including man-in-the-middle attacks, file injections, and malicious execution of commands causing out of bound memory conditions leading to other attacks.
- Record
GHSA-6phr-4r76-8mwj- CVSS 3.0
- 8.6 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-2321 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Juniper Northstar Controller, published April 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.45%, the 73rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.