Is CVE-2017-3962 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-3962 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-3962?

CVE-2017-3962 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.6 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-3962?

CVE-2017-3962 has an EPSS score of 0.35% (27th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-3962?

Upgrade network security manager to 8.2.7.42.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-3962

MEDIUM

5.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Password recovery exploitation vulnerability in the non-certificate-based authentication mechanism in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to crack user passwords via unsalted hashes.

CWE-916

How to fix

Remediation Available

network security managerNVD

Affected:< 8.2.7.42.2Fixed in:8.2.7.42.2CVE-2017-3962derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.35%probability of exploitation in 30 days

27thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 27% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

kc.mcafee.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.