CVE-2017-3962 McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) - Password recovery exploitation vulnerability
Attackers can crack user passwords via unsalted hashes in the password recovery mechanism, leading to account takeover.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-3962?
CVE-2017-3962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM), published on 12 Jun 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Password recovery exploitation vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to crack user passwords via unsalted hashes.
Weakness: CWE-916
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-3962?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Network Security Manager.
How do I fix CVE-2017-3962?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-3962 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-3962 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-3962 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM)
- CVE-2017-3965 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) (aka Session Riding) vulnerability
- CVE-2017-3972 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability
- CVE-2017-3969 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Abuse of communication channels vulnerability
- CVE-2017-3971 SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Cryptanalysis vulnerability
- CVE-2019-3606 Data leakage when in an MDR pair by McAfee Network Security Manager 9.x
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r8g7-cpmm-qmhp.