CVE-2018-6705

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to perform arbitrary command execution via specific conditions.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent::::::linux::*
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:::::linux::
	cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:::::linux::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-12-12 20:29

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:00

NVD link : CVE-2018-6705

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6705

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-6705

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

agent

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-377

Insecure Temporary File

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