CVE-2018-6704
McAfee Agent Linux Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 12, 2018, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:11 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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-2018-6704.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 | |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 |
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CVE-2018-6704 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6704 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 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 -
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=SB10259 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 Added CWE Trellix CWE-377 Removed CWE McAfee (DEFUNCT) CWE-377 Removed CVSS V3 McAfee (DEFUNCT) AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 27, 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 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3 McAfee AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CWE McAfee CWE-377 -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 NVD-CWE-noinfo -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 02, 2019
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 https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (including) 5.0.6 *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:linux:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-6704 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-2018-6704
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile