CVE-2018-5529

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-5529
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-07-12 18:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Operating System Apple Mac Os X - All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Access Policy Manager All All All All
Application F5 Big-ip Edge All All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
security-research/CVE-2018-5529.txt at master · mirchr/security-research · GitHub MISC github.com
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282 CONFIRM support.f5.com Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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