CVE-2018-6662
McAfee MNE Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
Privilege Escalation vulnerability in McAfee Management of Native Encryption (MNE) before 4.1.4 allows local users to gain elevated privileges via a crafted user input.
INFO
Published Date :
June 5, 2018, 2:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:11 a.m.
Source :
trellixpsirt@trellix.com
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-6662
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
that
are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6662.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6662 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6662 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 -
CVE Modified by trellixpsirt@trellix.com
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by trellixpsirt@trellix.com
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix -
CVE Modified by trellixpsirt@trellix.com
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Trellix http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 [No types assigned] Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 Removed CVSS V3 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Modified Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Mar. 03, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry -
CVE Modified by psirt@mcafee.com
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 McAfee AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Initial Analysis by nvd@nist.gov
Jul. 20, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added CWE CWE-78 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:management_of_native_encryption:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 4.1.4 OR cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by psirt@mcafee.com
Jun. 07, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104009 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by psirt@mcafee.com
Jun. 06, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10232 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6662 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6662
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.07 }} 0.01%
score
0.17684
percentile