SB2018072030 - Fedora 28 update for NetworkManager-vpnc
Published: July 20, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018072030
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10900)
CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a newline character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to vpnc. A local attacker can modify a system connection to execute arbitrary commands as root.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.