cvelistv5 - CVE-2018-5529

CVE-2018-5529

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2018-07-12 18:00

Modified

2024-09-16 18:55

Severity ?

Summary

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.

References

URL	Tags
f5sirt@f5.com	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104730	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
f5sirt@f5.com	https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt
f5sirt@f5.com	https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

▼	Vendor	Product
	F5 Networks, Inc.	BIG-IP APM client for Linux and Mac OSX

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