Input validation error in agent - CVE-2018-6706

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Input validation error in agent - CVE-2018-6706

Published: December 13, 2018 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU36295
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6706
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Ilya Grigorik
Affected software:
agent

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to manipulate data.

Insecure handling of temporary files in non-Windows McAfee Agent 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows an Unprivileged User to introduce custom paths during agent installation in Linux via unspecified vectors.


How to mitigate CVE-2018-6706

Install update from vendor's website.

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