CVE-2018-1000135

Description

GNOME NetworkManager version 1.10.2 and earlier contains a Information Exposure (CWE-200) vulnerability in DNS resolver that can result in Private DNS queries leaked to local network's DNS servers, while on VPN. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in Some Ubuntu 16.04 packages were fixed, but later updates removed the fix. cf. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1754671 an upstream fix does not appear to be available at this time.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.23% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=746422 issue tracking third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103478 vdb entry third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1553634 issue tracking third party advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/network-manager/+bug/1754671 issue tracking third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00005.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-1000135?
CVE-2018-1000135 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-1000135?
To fix CVE-2018-1000135, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-1000135 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-1000135 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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