VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-10900
Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 5.06%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.06% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- gnome/network manager vpnc · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.newsThird Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-PrivescExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.newsThird Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-PrivescExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03Third Party Advisory
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.