Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-2330
CVE-2017-2330
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
2- cpe:2.3:a:juniper:northstar_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <=2.1.0
- Juniper Networks/NorthStar Controller Applicationv5Range: prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/97618nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- kb.juniper.net/JSA10783nvdMitigationVendor Advisory
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