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CVE-2017-3969
SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Abuse of communication channels vulnerability
High8.2EPSS 0.80%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- trellix
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| trellixCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | High8.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.9 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.80% · top 43% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.
Weakness
- Abuse of communication channels vulnerability
- CWE-417 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-417 and its CVEs
Affected products
McAfee · Network Security Management (NSM)
- affected 8.2 – < 8.2.7.42.2
References (1)
- https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10192 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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