CVE-2017-9606 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Infotecs ViPNet Client and Coordinator before 4.3.2-42442 allow local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse ViPNet update file in the update folder. The attack succeeds because of incorrect folder permissions in conjunction with a lack of integrity and authenticity checks.

Published: 2017-06-15

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:infotecs:vipnet_client::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:infotecs:vipnet_coordinator::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-18537	Infotecs ViPNet Client and Coordinator before 4.3.2-42442 allow local users to gain privileges by placing a Trojan horse ViPNet update file in the update folder. The attack succeeds because of incorrect folder permissions in conjunction with a lack of integrity and authenticity checks.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00023.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/Houl777/CVE-2017-9606

History

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Subscriptions

Infotecs Vipnet Client Vipnet Coordinator

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-15T03:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:11:02.326Z

Reserved: 2017-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-9606

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-15T03:29:00.167

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

Link: CVE-2017-9606

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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