VDB-100511 · CVE-2017-2329 · BID 97614

Juniper NorthStar Controller Application up to 2.1.0 improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper NorthStar Controller Application up to 2.1.0. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2017-2329. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper NorthStar Controller Application up to 2.1.0. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An insufficient authentication vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unprivileged, authenticated, user to execute certain specific unprivileged system files capable of causing widespread denials of system services.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2017. The weakness was released 04/24/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.juniper.net. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2017-2329 since 12/01/2016. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a simple authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 12 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

Applying the patch 2.1.0 SP1 is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 97614†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-100499, VDB-100501, VDB-100507 and VDB-100509. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 2.1.0 SP1

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12/01/2016 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: kb.juniper.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2329 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2329
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100511
SecurityFocus: 97614 - Juniper NorthStar Controller Application CVE-2017-2329 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2329 - Juniper Networks - NorthStar Controller - Insufficient Authentication Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2017 22:18
Changes: 04/24/2017 22:18 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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