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CVE-2018-6693

An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specific scanning sequence, the unprivileged user is able to perform a privilege escalation to delete arbitrary files.

Published

2018-09-18T21:29:04.183

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:11:06.833

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-274
    CWE-363
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-367
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application mcafee endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention ≤ 10.2.3 Yes
Application mcafee endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention 10.5.1 Yes
Application mcafee endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention 10.5.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel - No
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