CVE-2009-5116 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2009-5116

McAfee LinuxShield 1.5.1 and earlier does not properly implement client...

Vulnerability 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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

linuxshield
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 1.5

Timeline

Official Publish: August 22nd, 2012
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 19th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

No CWE data available

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.