vulnerability
Arch Linux: Privilege escalation (CVE-2018-14055)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jul 15, 2018 | Jul 11, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 15, 2018
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 does not properly validate untrusted lines coming from the network, allowing a non-admin user to escalate privilege, inject rogue values into znc.conf, and gain shell access.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2018-14055
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-14055
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-5981
- https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/a7bfbd93812950b7444841431e8e297e62cb524e
- https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/d22fef8620cdd87490754f607e7153979731c69d
- https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201807-11
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03
- https://wiki.znc.in/ChangeLog/1.7.1
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4252
- CWE-20
- EUVD-EUVD-2018-5981
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