CVE-2018-15332 Race condition in BIG-IP (APM), BIG-IP APM Clients, BIG-IP Edge Client
An unprivileged user can exploit a race condition in the privileged svpn component to gain ownership of root-owned files on the local client host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-15332?
CVE-2018-15332 is a high-severity vulnerability in F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, published on 6 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.2 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 in a race condition.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-15332?
It affects 2 products.
Products include F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager Client.
How do I fix CVE-2018-15332?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-15332 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-15332 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-15332 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2023-46747 F5 BIG-IP Configuration Utility Authentication Bypass
- CVE-2022-1388 F5 BIG-IP Missing Authentication
- CVE-2021-22986 F5 BIG-IP and BIG-IQ Centralized Management iControl REST Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-22991 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management Microkernel Buffer Overflow
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqqq-8453-mph5.