CVE-2017-7199

Nessus 6.6.2 - 6.10.3 contains a flaw related to insecure permissions that may allow a local attacker to escalate privileges when the software is running in Agent Mode. Version 6.10.4 fixes this issue.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124
https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-cve-2017-7199.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-08	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.10.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.10.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.10.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.10.3:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-23 16:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2017-7199

Mitre link : CVE-2017-7199

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-7199

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tenable

nessus

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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