Man-in-the-middle attack in Northstar Controller - CVE-2017-1000385
Published: April 16, 2018 / Updated: October 13, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11845
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-1000385
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vendor: Juniper Networks, Inc.
Affected software:
Northstar Controller
Northstar Controller
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct man-in-the-middle attack on the target system.
The weakness exists due to performing RSA decryption and signing operations with the private key of a TLS server. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The weakness exists due to performing RSA decryption and signing operations with the private key of a TLS server. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-1000385
Install update from vendor's website.