CVE-2018-14055

Description

ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 does not properly validate untrusted lines coming from the network, allowing a non-admin user to escalate his privilege and inject rogue values into znc.conf.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/a7bfbd93812950b7444841431e8e297e62cb524e third party advisory patch
https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/d22fef8620cdd87490754f607e7153979731c69d third party advisory patch
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4252 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14055?
CVE-2018-14055 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14055?
To fix CVE-2018-14055, 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-2018-14055 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-14055 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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