VDB
CVE-2018-10900
CVE-2018-10900
PUBLISHED
KEV
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 5.06% · 91.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
5.06%
91.5th 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
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Sep 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Sep 16, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 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