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MagniComp SysInfo Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (Linux/UNIX)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 117705

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Synopsis

MagniComp SysInfo installation is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The version of MagniComp SysInfo installed on the remote host is prior to 10-H64. It is, therefore, affected by a privilege escalation vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to version 10-H64 or later.

See Also

http://www.magnicomp.com/support/cve/CVE-2017-6516.shtml

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 117705

File Name: magnicomp_sysinfo_CVE-2017-6516.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/25/2018

Updated: 4/11/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6516

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.7

Temporal Score: 6.2

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: x-cpe:/a:magnicomp:sysinfo

Required KB Items: installed_sw/MagniComp SysInfo

Excluded KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 8/23/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/23/2016

Exploitable With

Metasploit (MagniComp SysInfo mcsiwrapper Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6516

BID: 96934