CVE-2017-2330

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-04-24 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-834

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.

Affected products

Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application: through 2.1.0

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97618
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97618
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783

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