CVE-2018-6705
CVSS V2 Medium 4.6
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
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.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-6705
- Assigner
- psirt@mcafee.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-12-12T20:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-01-27T18:26:58
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.0.0 | 5.0.6 |
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.6
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6705 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6705 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:03:47 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 15:19:27 | 2018-12-12T20:29Z | 2018-12-12T20:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 15:19:28 | 2019-10-09T23:42:01 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 15:19:28 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-01-26 22:09:50 | Modified | Undergoing Analysis | Vulnerability Status | updated |
| 2023-01-26 22:09:50 | Weakness Enumeration | update | ||
| 2023-01-27 19:08:15 | 2023-01-27T18:26:58 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-01-27 19:08:16 | Undergoing Analysis | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |