VDB-100512 · CVE-2017-2330 · BID 97618

Juniper NorthStar Controller Application up to 2.1.0 Fork resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Juniper NorthStar Controller Application up to 2.1.0. It has been declared as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation results in resource management (Fork). This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-2330. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Juniper NorthStar Controller Application up to 2.1.0. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability (Fork). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The bug was discovered 04/12/2017. The weakness was disclosed 04/24/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at kb.juniper.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-2330 since 12/01/2016. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 $0-$5k.

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 97618†). The entries VDB-100499, VDB-100501, VDB-100507 and VDB-100509 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Fork
Class: Resource management / Fork
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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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

Timelineinfo

12/01/2016 🔍
04/12/2017 +132 days 🔍
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04/24/2017 +11 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: juniper.net

Advisory: kb.juniper.net
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2330 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-2330
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-100512
SecurityFocus: 97618 - Juniper NorthStar Controller Application CVE-2017-2330 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2330 - Juniper Networks - NorthStar Controller - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/24/2017 22:18
Changes: 04/24/2017 22:18 (66)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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