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CVE-2018-6693

Published: Sep 18, 2018

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

5.6

MEDIUM

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

McAfee

Endpoint Security for Linux Threat Prevention (ENSLTP)

affected
10.5.0
affected
10.5.1 10.5.0
affected
10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778 - <= 10.2.3 Hotfix 1246778

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-363
CWE-274

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

High

Availability

Low

References

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