RCE in GNOME Network Manager Vpnc
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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
EPSS: 0.051 (91.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnome Network_manager_vpnc
- [Unknown] Networkmanager-vpnc — versions NetworkManager-vpnc 1.2.6
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0, 9.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- secalert@redhat.com (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-10900?
- CVE-2018-10900 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNOME Network Manager Vpnc, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-07-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-10900?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-10900 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.