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CVE-2018-5529

Published: Jul 12, 2018

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7 for Linux and Mac OS X runs as a privileged process and can allow an unprivileged user to assume super-user privileges on the local client host. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or disrupt service.

Vendor	Product	Versions
F5 Networks, Inc.	BIG-IP APM client for Linux and Mac OSX	affected `prior to version 7.1.7`

References

vdb-entry

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https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K52171282

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https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt

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