CVE-2018-6705
McAfee Agent for Linux Local 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, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 3 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-2018-6705.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328 | |
| https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260 |
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6705 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 [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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328 [No types assigned] Added Reference Trellix https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260 [No types assigned] Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260 Removed Reference McAfee (DEFUNCT) http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328 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:N/I:N/A:L Added CVSS V3 Trellix AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/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:N/I:N/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 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260 No Types Assigned https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260 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:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328 [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-2018-6705 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-2018-6705
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