Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
Low
Attack Vector
Local
0

CVE-2018-10900

Disclosure Date: July 26, 2018 •
CVE-2018-10900 CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8
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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 V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
7.8 High
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
Low
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Offensive Application
Unknown
Utility Class
Unknown
Ports
Unknown
OS
Unknown
Vulnerable Versions
networkmanager-vpnc NetworkManager-vpnc 1.2.6
Prerequisites
Unknown
Discovered By
Unknown
PoC Author
Unknown
Metasploit Module
exploit/linux/local/network_manager_vpnc_username_priv_esc
Reporter
Unknown

Vendors

  • debian,
  • gnome

Products

  • debian linux 8.0,
  • debian linux 9.0,
  • network manager vpnc
Technical Analysis