VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-15332
The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.2 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 in a race condition.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.32%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.32%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The svpn component of the F5 BIG-IP APM client prior to version 7.1.7.2 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 in a race condition.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.32% probability · 25th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-362
- Affected
- f5/big-ip access policy manager · f5/big-ip access policy manager client
- Source
- f5sirt@f5.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106135Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12130880Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106135Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12130880Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.