All errata/sisyphus/ALT-PU-2018-2074-1
ALT-PU-2018-2074-1

Package update NetworkManager-vpnc in branch sisyphus

Version1.2.6-alt1
Published2018-08-02
Max severityHIGH
Severity:

Closed issues (1)

CVE-2018-10900
HIGH7.8

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.

Published: 2018-07-26Modified: 2024-11-21
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS 3.xHIGH 7.8
CVSS:3.x/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H