CVE-2018-6706

McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows versions incorrect use of temporary file vulnerability

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

Insecure handling of temporary files in non-Windows McAfee Agent 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows an Unprivileged User to introduce custom paths during agent installation in Linux via unspecified vectors.

El manejo inseguro de los archivos temporales en McAfee Agent para plataformas diferentes de Windows, desde la versión 5.0.0 hasta la 5.0.6, 5.5.0 y 5.5.1, permite que un usuario sin privilegios introduzca rutas personalizadas durante la instalación de agentes en Linux mediante vectores sin especificar.

*Credits: McAfee credits Brandon Vincent for discovery of this vulnerability

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

High

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2018-02-06 CVE Reserved
2018-12-12 CVE Published
2023-11-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-05 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-377: Insecure Temporary File

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106328	Vdb Entry
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Agent Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent"				>= 5.0.0 <= 5.0.6 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent" and version " >= 5.0.0 <= 5.0.6"		-		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Agent Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent"				5.5.0 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent" and version "5.5.0"		-		Affected
Mcafee Search vendor "Mcafee"		Agent Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent"				5.5.1 Search vendor "Mcafee" for product "Agent" and version "5.5.1"		-		Affected