What is CVE-2017-3962?

CVE-2017-3962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Network Security Management (Nsm), classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2018-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2017-3962?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Mcafee Network Security Management (Nsm)

CVE-2017-3962

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Mcafee Network Security Management (Nsm) — versions 8
Mcafee Network_security_manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-916 — Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort

References

trellixpsirt@trellix.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-3962?: CVE-2017-3962 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Mcafee Network Security Management (Nsm), classified under Use of Password Hash With Insufficient Computational Effort. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2018-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2017-3962?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.