CVE-2017-6970

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Published Mar 22, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.4 High EPSS 1.7% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management::::::::

Configuration 2 [-]

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

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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-2017-16008	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.7% (1.678% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42305/

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Alienvault Ossim Unified Security Management

Nfsen Nfsen

Weaknesses

CWE-78

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:49 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 22, 2017, 2:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 3:49 PM
Reserved: Mar 17, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Mar 22, 2017, 2:59 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM

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