CVE-2018-6707 LOW

CVE-2018-6707: McAfee Agent Insecure usage of temporary files vulnerability

Vendor Mcafee
Product McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions
Published December 13, 2018
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

3.7/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity High
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Denial of Service through Resource Depletion vulnerability in the agent in non-Windows McAfee Agent (MA) 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via knowledge of the internal trust mechanism.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated