CVE-2017-3972
SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability
Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the server banner leaking potentially sensitive or security relevant information.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
SB10192 - Network Security Management (NSM) - Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability
Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the server banner leaking potentially sensitive or security relevant information.
- Record
CVE-2017-3972- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-13089
Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the server banner leaking potentially sensitive or security relevant information.
- Record
EUVD-2017-13089- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8983-36qp-wh5w
Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security...
Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the server banner leaking potentially sensitive or security relevant information.
- Record
GHSA-8983-36qp-wh5w- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Infrastructure-based foot printing vulnerability in the web interface in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via the server banner leaking potentially sensitive or security relevant information.
- Record
CVE-2017-3972- CVSS 3.0
- 8.3 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2017-3972 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.3) in Mcafee Network Security Management (nsm), published April 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.48%, the 74th percentile. No source names a fixed version.