CVE-2018-6703 | BDVDB-2026-110360 Detail

McAfeeMcAfee Agent

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10258

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-12-11Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2018-12-11
Last modified: 2024-08-05

Vendor information

Vendor: McAfee
Product: McAfee Agent

All McAfee vulnerabilities

Score

9.8 Critical

EPSS

3.2%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 88.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
>= 5.x and < 5.6.0
Fixed
5.6.0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).