CVE-2017-3962

McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) - Password recovery exploitation vulnerability

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Published Jun 12, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Password recovery exploitation vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to crack user passwords via unsalted hashes.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

McAfee

Network Security Management (NSM)

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`8`	affected	< 8.2.7.42.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:network_security_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-13079	Password recovery exploitation vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to crack user passwords via unsalted hashes.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.352% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10192

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Mcafee Network Security Manager

Weaknesses

CWE-916

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: trellix
Published: Jun 12, 2018, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 2:39 PM
Reserved: Dec 26, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:19 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 12, 2018, 2:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:19 AM

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