CVE-2018-5529
F5 BIG-IP APM SVPN Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to assume super-user privileges on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or disrupt service.
INFO
Published Date :
July 12, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-5529 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-5529
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-5529
.
URL | Resource |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104730 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt | |
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-5529
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 24, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 10, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104730 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104730 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:clients:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.1.5 up to (including) 7.1.6.1 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 11.5.1 up to (including) 11.5.6 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 12.1.0 up to (including) 12.1.3 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 13.0.0 up to (including) 13.1.0 *cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_edge:*:*:*:*:clients:*:*:* versions from (including) 7101 up to (including) 7150 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 14, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104730 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-5529
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-5529
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.05 }} 0.01%
score
0.18634
percentile