CVE-2017-2334
HighSummary
An information leak vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a network-based malicious attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, thereby stealing authentic credentials from encrypted paths which are easily decrypted.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability poses a serious risk to organizations as an attacker could gain complete control of the system, leading to potential data loss and security breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application
See all- CVE-2017-2332High
An insufficient authentication vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a malicious, network based, unauthenticated attacker to perform privileged actions to gain complete control over the environment.
- CVE-2017-2331High
A firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a network-based malicious attacker to bypass firewall policies. This can lead to authentication bypass methods, information disclosure, modification of system files, and denials of service.
- CVE-2017-2323High
A denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a malicious attacker crafting packets destined to the device to cause a persistent denial of service to the path computation server service.
- CVE-2017-2321High
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated, unprivileged, network-based attacker to cause various system services partial to full denials of services, modification of system states and files, and potential disclosure of sensitive information.
- CVE-2017-2319High
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a malicious attacker to compromise the systems confidentiality or integrity without authentication.
- CVE-2017-2317High
A denial of service vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated attacker to disrupt database operations, leading to potential information disclosure and modification of system states.
- CVE-2017-2320Critical
A vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow an unauthenticated, unprivileged, network-based attacker to cause various denials of services leading to targeted information disclosure, modification of any component of the NorthStar system, including managed systems, and full denial of services to any systems under management which NorthStar interacts with using read-only or read-write credentials.
Original NVD description (English source)
An information leak vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application prior to version 2.1.0 Service Pack 1 may allow a network-based malicious attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack, thereby stealing authentic credentials from encrypted paths which are easily decrypted, and subsequently gain complete control of the system.