CVE-2018-10900

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 4.36% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org Vendor Advisory gnome.org
Affected: [UNKNOWN] networkmanager-vpnc
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html third party advisory mailing list
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/ exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc third party advisory exploit
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4 third party advisory patch vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news third party advisory vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900 issue tracking third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10900?
CVE-2018-10900 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10900?
To fix CVE-2018-10900, 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-2018-10900 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-10900 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~4% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-10900?
CVE-2018-10900 affects [UNKNOWN] networkmanager-vpnc.
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