CVE-2018-6707

McAfee Agent Insecure usage of temporary files vulnerability

Description

Denial of Service through Resource Depletion vulnerability in the agent in non-Windows McAfee Agent (MA) 5.0.0 through 5.0.6, 5.5.0, and 5.5.1 allows local users to cause DoS, unexpected behavior, or potentially unauthorized code execution via knowledge of the internal trust mechanism.

Remediation

Solution:

  • upgrade to McAfee Agent 5.6.0

Category

3.7
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.04%
Affected: McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106307 vdb entry
https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10260

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-6707?
CVE-2018-6707 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-6707?
To fix CVE-2018-6707: upgrade to McAfee Agent 5.6.0
Is CVE-2018-6707 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-6707 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-6707?
CVE-2018-6707 affects McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions .
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