UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10900

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-10900
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10900.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10900
Related
Published
2018-07-26T15:29:00Z
Modified
2025-06-02T17:09:41Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / network-manager-vpnc

Package

Name
network-manager-vpnc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager-vpnc@0.9.8.6-1ubuntu2.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.9.8.6-1ubuntu2.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.8.2-1ubuntu1
0.9.8.6-1ubuntu1
0.9.8.6-1ubuntu2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.8.6-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.8.6-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.8.6-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.9.8.6-1ubuntu2.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-gnome-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / network-manager-vpnc

Package

Name
network-manager-vpnc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager-vpnc@1.1.93-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.1.93-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.9.10.0-1ubuntu1

1.*

1.0.8-1ubuntu1
1.1.93-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.93-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.93-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.93-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.1.93-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-gnome-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / network-manager-vpnc

Package

Name
network-manager-vpnc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager-vpnc@1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.2.4-4
1.2.4-6

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-gnome"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2.4-6ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "network-manager-vpnc-gnome-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}