cvelist/2018/5xxx/CVE-2018-5546.json

{
    "CVE_data_meta": {
        "ASSIGNER": "f5sirt@f5.com",
        "DATE_PUBLIC": "2018-08-16T00:00:00",
        "ID": "CVE-2018-5546",
        "STATE": "PUBLIC"
    },
    "affects": {
        "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
                {
                    "product": {
                        "product_data": [
                            {
                                "product_name": "BIG-IP APM client for Linux",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "Prior to version 7.1.7.1"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            },
                            {
                                "product_name": "BIG-IP APM client for macOS",
                                "version": {
                                    "version_data": [
                                        {
                                            "version_value": "Prior to version 7.1.7.1"
                                        }
                                    ]
                                }
                            }
                        ]
                    },
                    "vendor_name": "F5 Networks, Inc."
                }
            ]
        }
    },
    "data_format": "MITRE",
    "data_type": "CVE",
    "data_version": "4.0",
    "description": {
        "description_data": [
            {
                "lang": "eng",
                "value": "The svpn and policyserver components of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.1 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. A malicious local unprivileged user may gain knowledge of sensitive information, manipulate certain data, or assume super-user privileges on the local client host."
            }
        ]
    },
    "problemtype": {
        "problemtype_data": [
            {
                "description": [
                    {
                        "lang": "eng",
                        "value": "Privilege Escalation"
                    }
                ]
            }
        ]
    },
    "references": {
        "reference_data": [
            {
                "name": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371",
                "refsource": "CONFIRM",
                "url": "https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K54431371"
            },
            {
                "name": "1041510",
                "refsource": "SECTRACK",
                "url": "http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041510"
            },
            {
                "refsource": "MISC",
                "name": "https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt",
                "url": "https://github.com/mirchr/security-research/blob/master/vulnerabilities/F5/CVE-2018-5529.txt"
            }
        ]
    }
}