CVE-2018-5529

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Jul 12, 2018
Updated: Sep 16, 2024
Reserved: Jan 12, 2018

Description

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to assume super-user privileges on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or disrupt service.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
BIG-IP APM client for Linux and Mac OSXF5 Networks, Inc.	prior to version 7.1.7Affected

References

104730vdb-entry
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt

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