CVE-2017-2329 — 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

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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

Published Apr 24, 2017

6.2

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 0.36%

Description

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.

Affected products

Vendor Juniper Networks Product NorthStar Controller Application Default
n/a
- Version
  prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1
  Status
  affected
  Constraints
  -

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor

Product

Default status

Versions

Juniper Networks

NorthStar Controller Application

n/a

Version	Status	Constraints
prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1	affected	-

Remediation

No remediation recorded yet.

Metrics

0.36% 0.00363

Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.

EPSS probability 0.00363

Score over time

2021–2026

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Percentile over time

EPSS v1
EPSS v5
EPSS v2
EPSS v3

Table of values (9 key points)

Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.

Date	Score	Percentile	Model
Oct 1, 2026	0.36% (0.00363)	27.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	0.36% (0.00363)	30.08th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.05% (0.00054)	22.36th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jun 20, 2024	0.05% (0.00054)	21.93th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.05% (0.00054)	19.90th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 6, 2023	0.89% (0.00885)	27.89th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 4, 2022	0.89% (0.00885)	10.50th	v2 (v2022.01.01)
Feb 3, 2022	0.62% (0.00624)	17.80th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.62% (0.00624)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97614
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97614		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783		x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory

Change history (0)

No recorded changes yet.

Sources

CVE.org / MITRE

Status PUBLISHED

Assigner juniper

Published Apr 24, 2017

Updated Aug 5, 2024

Reserved Dec 1, 2016

Link CVE-2017-2329

CISA Vulnrichment

Updated n/a

NVD

Status Modified

Modified Jun 17, 2026

Link CVE-2017-2329

Red Hat

Severity n/a

Public date n/a

Links CVE-2017-2329