CVE-2017-7199 (GCVE-0-2017-7199)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-03-23 16:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 15:56
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
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.
Severity
7.8 (High)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97110 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
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| https://aspe1337.blogspot.nl/2017/04/writeup-of-c… | x_refsource_MISC |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038124 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK |
Date Public
2017-03-21 00:00
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