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CVE-2017-6970 Details

Description

AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.3.7 and NfSen before 1.3.8 allow local users to execute arbitrary commands in a privileged context via an NfSen socket, aka AlienVault ID ENG-104863.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.4 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/ CVE
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/ CVE
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 CVE
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42305/ CVE
https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/ [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
alienvault ossim
<= 5.3.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
alienvault unified security management
<= 5.3.6

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
nfsen nfsen
<= 1.3.7

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-6970
NVD Published Date:
Mar 22, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-6970 Details - Not Deferred