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CVE-2018-5546

UNKNOWN
Published 2018-08-17T13:00:00Z
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Description

The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

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Affected Products

F5 Networks, Inc.

BIG-IP APM client for Linux

Affected Versions:

Prior to version 7.1.7.1
F5 Networks, Inc.

BIG-IP APM client for macOS

Affected Versions:

Prior to version 7.1.7.1

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

⚠ Unreviewed HIGH

GHSA-825g-8x8x-f7wm

Advisory Details

The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 for Linux and macOS runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to get ownership of files owned by root on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host.

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5546
WEB https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt
WEB https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371
WEB http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: May 13, 2022, Modified: May 13, 2022

References

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt
Published: 2018-08-17T13:00:00Z
Last Modified: 2024-09-17T02:31:29.055Z
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