CVE-2017-6972 in the critical feed json
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 c…
published 2017-03-22 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-16010
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 14.6%
- EPSS 14.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 96%
- public exploits
- 1
- Exploit-DB
Summary
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.
Timeline
- Published
- First public exploit (EDB-42314)
Exploit prediction
14.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- EDB-42314 NfSen < 1.3.7 / AlienVault OSSIM 4.3.1 - 'customfmt' Command Injection webapps, 2017-07-11
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-273 Improper Check for Dropped Privileges
References
-
exploit-db.com
/exploits/42314/
exploit
-
alienvault.com
/forums/discussion/8698
vendor-advisory
-
sourceforge.net
/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/97016
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-6972
- NVD CVE-2017-6972
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