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Tenable Nessus Agent 6.10.x < 6.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2017-10)
high Nessus Plugin ID 100573
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Synopsis
The version of Nessus Agent installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Nessus Agent installed on the remote host is 6.10.x prior to 6.10.5. It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :- A denial of service vulnerability exists in the agent mode functionality due to insecure permissions. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted sequence of events, to prevent the agent from conducting scans. (CVE-2017-7849)
- A local privilege escalation vulnerability exists in the agent mode functionality due to insecure permissions. A local attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted sequence of events, to gain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2017-7850)
Solution
Upgrade to Tenable Nessus Agent version 6.10.5 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 100573
File Name: tenable_nessus_agent_tns_2017_10.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows, macosx, unix
Family: Misc.
Published: 6/1/2017
Updated: 4/11/2022
Configuration: Enable thorough checks
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.2
Temporal Score: 5.3
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-7849
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:tenable:nessus, cpe:/a:tenable:nessus_agent
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Tenable Nessus Agent
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/11/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/11/2017
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2017-7849, CVE-2017-7850