CVE-2018-6703
McAfee Agent After Free Use After Free in Remote Logging
Description
Use After Free in Remote logging (which is disabled by default) in McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x prior to 5.6.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service and potentially a remote code execution via a specially crafted HTTP header sent to the logging service.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 11, 2018, 11:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
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-2018-6703.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258 |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Source Update by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Source McAfee (DEFUNCT) Trellix -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258 Removed CVSS V3 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 27, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 McAfee AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 23, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (including) 5.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.6.0 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Use After Free in McAfee Common service in McAfee Agent (MA) 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted TCP packet. Use After Free in Remote logging (which is disabled by default) in McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x prior to 5.6.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service and potentially a remote code execution via a specially crafted HTTP header sent to the logging service. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-416 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (including) 5.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6703 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-2018-6703
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.09 }} 0.01%
score
0.84696
percentile