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CVE-2015-4045

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.7)—

The sudoers file in the asset discovery scanner in AlienVault OSSIM before 5.0.1 allows local users to gain privileges via a crafted nmap script.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Alienvault — Open Source Security Information Management

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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