CVE-2017-12763 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An unspecified server utility in NoMachine before 5.3.10 on Mac OS X and Linux allows authenticated users to gain privileges by gaining access to local files.

Published: 2017-08-29

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 5.1% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR	cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:::::::*

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-4302	An unspecified server utility in NoMachine before 5.3.10 on Mac OS X and Linux allows authenticated users to gain privileges by gaining access to local files.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.05074.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.nomachine.com/SU08O00185
https://www.nomachine.com/forums/topic/security-advisory-nomachine-privileges-escalation-vulnerability

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Mac Os X

Linux Linux Kernel

Nomachine Nomachine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-29T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:06.269Z

Reserved: 2017-08-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-12763

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-29T15:29:00.737

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-12763

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-276

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