CVE-2017-6972
AlienVault USM and OSSIM Privilege Escalation
Description
AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 have an error in privilege dropping and unnecessarily execute the NfSen Perl code as root, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104945, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6970 and CVE-2017-6971.
INFO
Published Date :
March 22, 2017, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2017-6972
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-6972.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97016 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42314/ |
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CVE-2017-6972 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-273 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 12, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Unspecified vulnerability in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 has unknown impact and attack vectors, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104945. This is different from CVE-2017-6970 and CVE-2017-6971, and less directly relevant. (Additional details are expected to be released in a new public reference.) AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 have an error in privilege dropping and unnecessarily execute the NfSen Perl code as root, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104945, a different vulnerability than CVE-2017-6970 and CVE-2017-6971. Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42314/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 No Types Assigned https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97016 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97016 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-264 Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:5.3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:1.3.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97016 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-6972 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-6972
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.72 }} -0.30%
score
0.81001
percentile