What is CVE-2018-16738?

CVE-2018-16738 is a low-severity vulnerability in Starwindsoftware Starwind_virtual_san, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-10-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-16738?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Starwindsoftware Starwind_virtual_san

CVE-2018-16738

tinc 1.0.30 through 1.0.34 has a broken authentication protocol, although there is a partial mitigation. This is fixed in 1.1.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.014 (68.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.7 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Starwindsoftware Starwind_virtual_san — versions v8
Tinc-vpn Tinc
Debian Debian_linux — versions 9.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

cve@mitre.org
cve@mitre.org (Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16738?: CVE-2018-16738 is a low-severity vulnerability in Starwindsoftware Starwind_virtual_san, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 3.7/10. Published 2018-10-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-16738?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.7 out of 10.