CVE-2017-3969

Q: How do I fix CVE-2017-3969?

Upgrade network security manager to 8.2.7.42.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2017-3969 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-3969 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.96% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-3969?

CVE-2017-3969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2017-3969 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for network security manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Abuse of communication channels vulnerability in the server in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt messages via an inadequate implementation of SSL.

CWE-417

How to fix

Remediation Available

network security managerNVD

Affected:< 8.2.7.42.2Fixed in:8.2.7.42.2CVE-2017-3969derived from NVD

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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 ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.96%probability of exploitation in 30 days

58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

kc.mcafee.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-417 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-9855	Critical	9.8	2.6%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-14318	Medium	5.9	2.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7480	Critical	9.8	2.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-6520	Critical	9.1	1.9%	-	-
CVE-2016-9879	High	7.5	1.4%	-	-
CVE-2018-5254	High	7.5	1.2%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2017-3969?

Upgrade network security manager to 8.2.7.42.2 or later.

Is CVE-2017-3969 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2017-3969 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.96% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 58% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2017-3969?

CVE-2017-3969 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2017-3969 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for network security manager (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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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.