CVE-2009-5116 describes an authentication bypass vulnerability in McAfee LinuxShield versions 1.5.1 and earlier, allowing remote authenticated users to gain administrative access to the statistics server. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity, and allows for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts with low attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:linuxshield:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:mcafee:linuxshield:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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