VDB
CVE-2018-10900
CVE-2018-10900
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
EPSS 3.93% · 90.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
3.93%
90.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | network-manager-vpnc | 0, 0.9.8.2-1ubuntu1, 0.9.8.6-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | network-manager-vpnc | 1.2.4-6, 0, 1.2.4-4 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | network-manager-vpnc | 0, 0.9.10.0-1ubuntu1, 1.0.8-1ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Jul 24, 2018 PoC Published
- Jul 26, 2018 CVE Published
- Aug 30, 2018 PoC Published
- Aug 31, 2018 PoC Published
- Aug 31, 2018 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Sep 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 3, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10900 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/20 third-party-advisory
- https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10900 third-party-advisory