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.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510 | Broken Link |
https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371 | Vendor Advisory |
History
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: f5
Published: 2018-08-16T00:00:00
Updated: 2019-05-24T16:57:17
Reserved: 2018-01-12T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2018-5546
JSON object: View
NVD Information
Status : Analyzed
Published: 2018-08-17T12:29:00.410
Modified: 2022-04-18T17:32:15.747
Link: CVE-2018-5546
JSON object: View
Redhat Information
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CWE