CVE-2018-6704

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
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259

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

07 Nov 2023, 03:00

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~(CONFIRM) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 -

Information

Published : 2018-12-12 19:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:44

NVD link : CVE-2018-6704

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6704

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-6704

JSON object : View

Products Affected

mcafee

agent

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo CWE-377

Insecure Temporary File

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