CVE-2017-6885

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-6885
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerflexera
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-05-16 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionAn error when handling certain external commands and services related to the FlexNet Inventory Agent and FlexNet Beacon of the Flexera Software FlexNet Manager Suite 2017 before 2017 R1 and 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1 can be exploited to gain elevated privileges.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo | Privilege escalation by locally authenticated users

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary9.8CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary7.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Flexerasoftware Flexnet Manager Suite 2014 All All All
Application Flexerasoftware Flexnet Manager Suite 2015 All All All
Application Flexerasoftware Flexnet Manager Suite 2016 All All All
Application Flexerasoftware Flexnet Manager Suite 2017 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Manager Suite affected 2017 prior to 2017 R1 Not specified
CNA Flexera Software LLC FlexNet Manager Suite affected 2014 R3 through 2016 R1 SP1 Not specified

References

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