gsd-2018-6705
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:22
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2018-6705


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{
   GSD: {
      alias: "CVE-2018-6705",
      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.",
      id: "GSD-2018-6705",
   },
   gsd: {
      metadata: {
         exploitCode: "unknown",
         remediation: "unknown",
         reportConfidence: "confirmed",
         type: "vulnerability",
      },
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         id: "GSD-2018-6705",
         modified: "2023-12-13T01:22:35.212527Z",
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      },
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         },
         lastModifiedDate: "2023-01-27T18:26Z",
         publishedDate: "2018-12-12T20:29Z",
      },
   },
}


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