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    CVE-2017-6970

    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.

    Published:Mar 22, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Mar 22, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00444
    CVSS Score:8.4

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Alienvault
    Product
    Ossim
    Vendor
    Alienvault
    Product
    Unified Security Management
    Vendor
    Nfsen
    Product
    Nfsen

    Exploits

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

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High