CVE-2015-4045 Privilege escalation in n/a

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Local attackers can gain privileges in AlienVault OSSIM by exploiting a sudoers misconfiguration in the asset discovery scanner.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2015-4045?

CVE-2015-4045 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The sudoers file in the asset discovery scanner in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted nmap script.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4045?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4045?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-4045 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2015-4045 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4045 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qgc6-mjxf-r37q.

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