CVE-2017-9978

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    CVE-2017-9978

    Published: 28 Aug 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: On the OSNEXUS QuantaStor v4 virtual appliance before 4.3.1, a flaw was found with the error message sent as a response for users that don't exist on the system. An attacker could leverage this information to fine-tune and enumerate valid accounts on the system by searching for common usernames.

    References: , http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/143780/OSNEXUS-QuantaStor-4-Information-Disclosure.html, http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2017/Aug/23, http://www.vvvsecurity.com/advisories/vvvsecurity-advisory-2017-6943.txt, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42517/

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    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