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CVE-2018-5546


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.


Published

2018-08-17T12:29:00.410

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:09:02.717

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-732

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager_client ≤ 7.1.7 Yes
Operating System apple macos - No
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
Application f5 big-ip_access_policy_manager ≤ 12.1.3 Yes
Operating System apple macos - No
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No

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