What is CVE-2017-9606?

CVE-2017-9606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Infotecs Vipnet Client, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-06-15.

How severe is CVE-2017-9606?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-9606 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Infotecs Vipnet Client

CVE-2017-9606

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.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Houl777/CVE-2017-9606

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9606?: CVE-2017-9606 is a high-severity vulnerability in Infotecs Vipnet Client, classified under Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2017-06-15.
How severe is CVE-2017-9606?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-9606 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.