CVE-2017-6970

Published: Mar 22, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

8.4

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 2.5 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (3)

Products: Alienvault: Ossim, Unified Security Management · Nfsen: Nfsen

Alienvault

2 products

Ossim

Unified Security Management

Nfsen

1 product

Nfsen

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Alienvault Ossim	Up to 5.3.6
Alienvault Unified Security Management	Up to 5.3.6

Configuration B

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Nfsen Nfsen	Up to 1.3.7

Related CWEs

CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

References (8)

https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42305/

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8325/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42305/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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