CVE-2017-6970 (GCVE-0-2017-6970)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-22 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:49
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
4 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfse… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/ | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42305/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2017-03-22 00:00
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