CVE-2017-6970

Exp

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: 2017-03-22 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-6970 is rated High Exploit Risk (71.8/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.53%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-6970

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
42305 exploit_db edb 2017-07-10 Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-6970

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-01-15 0.60% 0.53% -0.07%
2 2025-11-21 0.53% 0.60% +0.07%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.53% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-6970

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.4 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.5 5.9 [email protected]
4.6 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 3.9 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-6970

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-6970

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
alienvault ossim <= 5.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:ossim:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
alienvault unified_security_management <= 5.3.6 cpe:2.3:a:alienvault:unified_security_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
nfsen nfsen <= 1.3.7 cpe:2.3:a:nfsen:nfsen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-6970

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