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CVE-2017-2331

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2017-2331 describes a firewall bypass vulnerability in Juniper Networks NorthStar Controller Application versions prior to 2.1.0 Service Pack 1. This flaw allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to bypass firewall policies, potentially leading to authentication bypass, information disclosure, system file modification, and denial of service. With a CVSS score of 7.3 (High), it is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, though its EPSS score and lack of KEV listing suggest a low likelihood of active exploitation. Currently, there is no public exploit intelligence (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:juniper:northstar_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.4
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 38th percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

juniperworkaround availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

kb.juniper.net / JSA10783
MitigationVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/97619
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry