CVE-2018-5546
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
45.5%
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.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| f5:big-ip_access_policy_manager_client | f5 big-ip access policy manager client | le | 7.1.7 |
CNA Affected
[
{
"product": "BIG-IP APM client for Linux",
"vendor": "F5 Networks, Inc.",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Prior to version 7.1.7.1"
}
]
},
{
"product": "BIG-IP APM client for macOS",
"vendor": "F5 Networks, Inc.",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "Prior to version 7.1.7.1"
}
]
}
]Related
7.2 High
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
7.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.4 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
45.5%