VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-16758
Missing message authentication in the meta-protocol in Tinc VPN version 1.0.34 and earlier allows a man-in-the-middle attack to disable the encryption of VPN packets.
MEDIUM 5.9EPSS 0.95%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.95%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Missing message authentication in the meta-protocol in Tinc VPN version 1.0.34 and earlier allows a man-in-the-middle attack to disable the encryption of VPN packets.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.95% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-306
- Affected
- tinc-vpn/tinc · debian/debian linux · starwindsoftware/starwind virtual san
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://tinc-vpn.org/security/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e97943b7cc9c851ae36f5a41e2b6102faa74193f
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4312Third Party Advisory
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0003/Third Party Advisory
- http://tinc-vpn.org/security/Vendor Advisory
- http://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e97943b7cc9c851ae36f5a41e2b6102faa74193f
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4312Third Party Advisory
- https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0003/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.