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CVE-2018-6704 Details

Description

Privilege escalation vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) for Linux 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to perform arbitrary command execution via specific conditions.

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 CVE
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10259 [email protected]

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]
CWE-377Insecure Temporary File[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
mcafee agent
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.0.6
5.5.0
5.5.1

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:*:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:agent:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:linux:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6704
NVD Published Date:
Dec 12, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6704 Details - Not Deferred