CVE-2018-10900
Detail
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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.
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CVSS Version 4.0
CVSS Version 3.x
CVSS Version 2.0
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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
NVD assessment
not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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URL
Source(s)
Tag(s)
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Exploit
Issue Tracking
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
Vendor Advisory
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/
CVE, Inc., Red Hat
Exploit
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID
CWE Name
Source
CWE-78
Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
NIST
Red Hat, Inc.
Change History
11 change records found show changes
CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 10:42:15 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147
Added
Reference
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900
Added
Reference
https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news
Added
Reference
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html
Added
Reference
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 5/14/2024 12:54:53 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 12/04/2020 1:15:11 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CWE
Red Hat, Inc. CWE-78
Removed
CWE
Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20
Removed
CWE Reason
CWE-20 / Assessment performed prior to CVMAP efforts
Modified Analysis by NIST 8/31/2020 12:10:10 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3.1
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Removed
CVSS V3
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CWE
NIST CWE-78
Removed
CWE
NIST CWE-74
Changed
Reference Type
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03 No Types Assigned
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03 Third Party Advisory
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/09/2019 7:33:11 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CWE
Red Hat, Inc. CWE-20
CWE Remap by NIST 10/02/2019 8:03:26 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Changed
CWE
CWE-77
CWE-77
CWE-74
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 10/21/2018 6:29:19 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03 [No Types Assigned]
Initial Analysis by NIST 10/02/2018 9:45:44 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
CVSS V3
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Added
CVSS V2
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Added
CWE
CWE-77
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:gnome:network_manager_vpnc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.2.6
Added
CPE Configuration
OR
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
*cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1101147 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900 No Types Assigned
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10900 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news No Types Assigned
https://download.gnome.org/sources/NetworkManager-vpnc/1.2/NetworkManager-vpnc-1.2.6.news Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4 No Types Assigned
https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/NetworkManager-vpnc/commit/07ac18a32b4 Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html No Types Assigned
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc No Types Assigned
https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253 No Types Assigned
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253 Third Party Advisory
Changed
Reference Type
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/ No Types Assigned
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 9/02/2018 6:29:00 AM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45313/ [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 8/01/2018 9:29:02 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00048.html [No Types Assigned]
CVE Modified by Red Hat, Inc. 7/27/2018 9:29:07 PM
Action
Type
Old Value
New Value
Added
Reference
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4253 [No Types Assigned]
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry: CVE-2018-10900 NVD
Published Date: 07/26/2018 NVD
Last Modified: 11/20/2024
Source: Red Hat, Inc.
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