CVE-2018-10900
8.8
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to VPNC, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | networkmanager-vpnc | NetworkManager-vpnc 1.2.6 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-78: CWE-78
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147
- https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900
References
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147
- https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900
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