UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14055

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-14055
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14055.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-14055
Upstream
Published
2018-07-15T01:29:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:58Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 does not properly validate untrusted lines coming from the network, allowing a non-admin user to escalate his privilege and inject rogue values into znc.conf.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / znc

Package

Name
znc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/znc@1.2-3ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.2-3ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.0-5
1.0-5build1
1.2-1
1.2-2
1.2-3
1.2-3build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-python"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.2-3ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-tcl"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / znc

Package

Name
znc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/znc@1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.1-1
1.6.1-1build1
1.6.1-2
1.6.2-1
1.6.2-2
1.6.2-2build1
1.6.3-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-python"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.3-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-tcl"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / znc

Package

Name
znc
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/znc@1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.6.5-2build2
1.6.5-2build3
1.6.5-2build4
1.6.5-2build5
1.6.6-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-perl"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-python"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.6.6-1ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "znc-tcl"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}