CVE-2009-5116

Published: Aug 22, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

6.5

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability: 8.0 / Impact: 6.4

Source: NVD

Description

McAfee LinuxShield 1.5.1 and earlier does not properly implement client authentication, which allows remote authenticated users to obtain Admin access to the statistics server by leveraging a client account.

Affected (2)

Products: Mcafee: Linuxshield

Mcafee

1 product

Linuxshield

Configuration A

2 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Mcafee Linuxshield	Up to 1.5.1
Mcafee Linuxshield	Version 1.5

Related CWEs

CWE-287

Improper Authentication

When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.

References (2)

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10007

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://kc.mcafee.com/corporate/index?page=content&id=SB10007

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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