CVE-2018-10900 (GCVE-0-2018-10900)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-07-26 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 07:54
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
Assigner
References
9 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018… | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpn… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [UNKNOWN] | networkmanager-vpnc |
Affected:
NetworkManager-vpnc 1.2.6
|
guessed |
Date Public
2018-07-20 00:00
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