CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-6693

Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges

Published: Sep 18, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
CVSS 2.x
3.3 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An unprivileged user can delete arbitrary files on a Linux system running ENSLTP 10.5.1, 10.5.0, and 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 and earlier. By exploiting a time of check to time of use (TOCTOU) race condition during a specific scanning sequence, the unprivileged user is able to perform a privilege escalation to delete arbitrary files.

Weakness

The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to perform an operation, leading to resultant weaknesses.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention Mcafee * 10.2.3 (including)
Endpoint_security_for_linux_threat_prevention Mcafee 10.5.1 (including) 10.5.1 (including)
Endpoint_security_linux_threat_prevention Mcafee 10.5.0 (including) 10.5.0 (including)

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