CVE-2017-6970 EXPLOIT
8.4
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 1.7% (pctl 76)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 8.4 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 1.68% — more likely to be exploited than 76% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-03-22 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (3)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| alienvault | ossim |
| alienvault | unified security management |
| nfsen | nfsen |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | NfSen < 1.3.7 / AlienVault OSSIM < 5.3.6 - Local Privilege Escalation | 2017-07-10 |
References
- 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/
- 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/
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