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CVE-2017-10617

Contrail: XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability

Medium5.0EPSS 2.3%
Published
Updated
Reserved
Assigned by
juniper

Description

The ifmap service that comes bundled with Contrail has an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability that may allow an attacker to retrieve sensitive system files. Affected releases are Juniper Networks Contrail 2.2 prior to 2.21.4; 3.0 prior to 3.0.3.4; 3.1 prior to 3.1.4.0; 3.2 prior to 3.2.5.0. CVE-2017-10616 and CVE-2017-10617 can be chained together and have a combined CVSSv3 score of 5.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N).

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2017-10617, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
juniperCNA (assigner)3.1Medium5.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVDNVD · Modified3.1Medium5.0CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
2.3% · top 17% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Juniper Networks · Contrail

    • affected 2.2 – < 2.21.4
    • affected 3.0 – < 3.0.3.4
    • affected 3.1 – < 3.1.4.0
    • affected 3.2 – < 3.2.5.0

What to do

Solution: The following software releases have been updated to resolve these specific issues: Contrail 2.21.4, 3.0.3.4, 3.1.4.0, 3.2.5.0 and all subsequent releases.

Workaround: There are no viable workarounds. It is good security practice to limit the exploitable attack surface of critical infrastructure networking equipment. Use access lists or firewall filters to limit access only from trusted, administrative networks or hosts.

Exploitation: Juniper SIRT is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this vulnerability.

References (2)

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