CVE-2018-6707 McAfee Agent Insecure usage of temporary files vulnerability
Local attackers can cause denial of service or execute code in non-Windows McAfee Agent by exploiting insecure temporary file handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-6707?
CVE-2018-6707 is a low-severity denial of service vulnerability in McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions, published on 13 Dec 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6707?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mcafee Agent.
How do I fix CVE-2018-6707?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6707 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2018-6707 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6707 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-4526-pqcm-97mm.