VDB-127923 · CVE-2018-6705 · BID 106328

McAfee Agent up to 5.5.1 on Linux access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Agent up to 5.5.1 on Linux. It has been classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-6705. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in McAfee Agent up to 5.5.1 on Linux. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-264. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 12/13/2018. The weakness was presented 12/12/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kc.mcafee.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-6705 since 02/06/2018. Attacking locally is a requirement. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/18/2023). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 106328†). See VDB-127924 and VDB-127978 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

02/06/2018 🔍
12/12/2018 +309 days 🔍
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12/13/2018 +1 days 🔍
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06/18/2023 +1648 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: mcafee.com

Advisory: kc.mcafee.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-6705 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-6705
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127923
SecurityFocus: 106328 - McAfee Agent Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2018 10:07
Updated: 06/18/2023 16:36
Changes: 12/13/2018 10:07 (59), 04/20/2020 16:58 (4), 06/18/2023 16:36 (14)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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