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
Published Mar 22, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 14.60%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- ≤ 5.3.6
- ≤ 5.3.6
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (28 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 14.60% (0.14603) | 96.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 14.60% (0.14603) | 96.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 10.72% (0.10718) | 95.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 14.60% (0.14603) | 96.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 10.72% (0.10718) | 95.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 14.60% (0.14603) | 96.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 10.72% (0.10718) | 95.56th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 14.60% (0.14603) | 96.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 10.72% (0.10718) | 95.55th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.60% (0.14603) | 96.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 15, 2026 | 19.06% (0.19058) | 95.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 20.93% (0.20929) | 95.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 44.19% (0.44185) | 97.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 24, 2025 | 20.93% (0.20929) | 95.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 45.10% (0.45099) | 97.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 59.87% (0.59868) | 97.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 44.17% (0.44166) | 97.24th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.72% (0.00723) | 81.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 5, 2024 | 1.02% (0.01023) | 83.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01023) | 81.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.47th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 76.26th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 84.13th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 4.50% (0.04504) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97016 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/ x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42314/ exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97016 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/ | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42314/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
Change history (0)
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