CVE-2017-3969 (GCVE-0-2017-3969)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-04-04 13:00
Modified
2024-09-16 19:55
Severity ?
8.2 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • Abuse of communication channels vulnerability
Summary
Abuse of communication channels vulnerability in the server in McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) before 8.2.7.42.2 allows man-in-the-middle attackers to decrypt messages via an inadequate implementation of SSL.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
McAfee Network Security Management (NSM) Version: 8.2   < 8.2.7.42.2
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