Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.001
EPSS Ranking 33.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510
- https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt
- 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
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371
Products affected by CVE-2018-5546
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.2
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager:12.1.3
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:7.1.5
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:7.1.6
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:7.1.6.1
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cpe:2.3:a:f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client:7.1.7
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cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:-