Riskcovery

CVE-2018-5546

State
Published
Severity
Not scored
Published
Aug 17, 2018
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Reserved
Jan 12, 2018

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Description

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
BIG-IP APM client for LinuxF5 Networks, Inc.
  • Prior to version 7.1.7.1Affected
BIG-IP APM client for macOSF5 Networks, Inc.
  • Prior to version 7.1.7.1Affected

References

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