CVE-2018-6703 Remote Logging functionality had a use after free vulnerability in McAfee Agent
Remote attackers can cause denial of service or execute code via a use-after-free in the disabled-by-default remote logging service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6703?
CVE-2018-6703 is a critical use after free vulnerability in McAfee, LLC McAfee Agent, published on 11 Dec 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use After Free in Remote logging (which is disabled by default) in McAfee McAfee Agent (MA) 5.x prior to 5.6.0 allows remote unauthenticated attackers to cause a Denial of Service and potentially a remote code execution via a specially crafted HTTP header sent to the logging service.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6703?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6703?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6703 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2018-6703 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6703 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-3g76-65rh-62w4.