CVE-2017-2331
A firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to...
A firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a network-based malicious attacker to bypass firewall policies, leading to authentication bypass methods, information disclosure, modification of system files, and denials of service.
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
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a network-based malicious attacker to bypass firewall policies, leading to authentication bypass methods, information disclosure, modification of system files, and denials of service.
- Record
CVE-2017-2331- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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 firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a network-based malicious attacker to bypass firewall policies, leading to authentication bypass methods, information disclosure, modification of system files, and denials of service.
- Record
CVE-2017-2331- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-11514 No score
A firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a network-based malicious attacker to bypass firewall policies, leading to authentication bypass methods, information disclosure, modification of system files, and denials of service.
- Record
EUVD-2017-11514- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-64vm-9chm-hwfr
A firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to...
A firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a network-based malicious attacker to bypass firewall policies, leading to authentication bypass methods, information disclosure, modification of system files, and denials of service.
- Record
GHSA-64vm-9chm-hwfr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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-2017-2331 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.3) 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 1.06%, the 64th percentile. No source names a fixed version.