CVE-2018-6707 | BDVDB-2026-110500 Detail

McAfeeMcAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact low, integrity impact none, availability impact low. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-12-13Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-05Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2018-12-13
Last modified: 2024-08-05

Vendor information

Vendor: McAfee
Product: McAfee Agent (MA) non-Windows non-Windows versions

All McAfee vulnerabilities

Score

3.7 Low

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 27.0.

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
5.5.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.5.1
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
5.0.0
Fixed
Not stated
Vulnerable
>= 5.0.6 and <= 5.0.6
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

3.7 Low

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

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

CVSS v2

Not available

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