CVE-2017-6972 Privilege escalation in n/a
Attackers can execute NfSen Perl code with root privileges due to improper privilege dropping in AlienVault USM, OSSIM, and NfSen.
- 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-2017-6972?
CVE-2017-6972 is a critical vulnerability in n/a, published on 22 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-273
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6972?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Alienvault Ossim, Alienvault Unified Security Management, Nfsen Nfsen.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6972?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6972 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-6972 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-6972 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-984w-gcj2-gr36.