CVE-2018-10900
network-manager-vpnc - security update
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-10900
To remediate CVE-2018-10900, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.2.6-1 or later
- —upgrade to 0.9.10.0-1+deb8u1 or later
- —upgrade to 1.2.4-4+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2018-10900 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.1%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 1.2.6-1
- from 0, < 0.9.10.0-1+deb8u1
- from 0, < 1.2.4-4+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |