CVE-2018-10900

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.
References
Link Resource
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4 Patch Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html Third Party Advisory
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4 Patch Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html Third Party Advisory
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03 Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253 Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/ Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnome:network_manager_vpnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-07-26 15:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:42


NVD link : CVE-2018-10900

Mitre link : CVE-2018-10900

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-10900


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Products Affected

gnome

  • network_manager_vpnc

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-78

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')