CVE-2017-2333 — A persistent denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a malicious, network-based, authenticated attacker to consume enough system resources to cause a persistent denial of service by visiting certain specific URLs on the server

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A persistent denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a malicious, network-based, authenticated attacker to consume enough system resources to cause a persistent denial of service by visiting certain specific URLs on the server

Published Apr 24, 2017

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS 3.0

EPSS 1.07%

Description

A persistent denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a malicious, network-based, authenticated attacker to consume enough system resources to cause a persistent denial of service by visiting certain specific URLs on the server.

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

1.07% 0.01075

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

EPSS probability 0.01075

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	1.07% (0.01075)	63.72th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Sep 20, 2026	1.07% (0.01075)	63.49th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Jul 20, 2024	0.08% (0.00080)	34.80th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Jul 2, 2024	0.08% (0.00080)	34.62th	v3 (v2023.03.01)
Mar 7, 2023	0.08% (0.00080)	32.61th	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	0.78% (0.00777)	21.50th	v5 (v2026.06.15)
Apr 14, 2021	0.78% (0.00777)	0.00th	v1

Weaknesses (1)

CWE-400

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References (2)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97608
vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783
x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory

Link	Providers	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97608		vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://kb.juniper.net/JSA10783		x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory