CVE-2017-6972

Name: CVE-2017-6972
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-03-22T20:59:00.143+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 14.60%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-6972 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 14.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

14.60%

96.2th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-273

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alienvault	Ossim	<= 5.3.6
Alienvault	Unified Security Management	<= 5.3.6
Nfsen	Nfsen	<= 1.3.7

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97016Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/Third Party Advisory
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42314/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97016Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://sourceforge.net/p/nfsen/news/2017/01/nfsen-138-released---security-fix/Third Party Advisory
https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/8698Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42314/

Timeline

Published: Mar 22, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-6972?

How severe is CVE-2017-6972?

Severity scoring for CVE-2017-6972 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 14.60% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6972?

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Source: NVD / NIST