vulnerability
SUSE: CVE-2018-10900: SUSE Linux Security Advisory
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Jul 23, 2018 | Aug 11, 2018 | Jun 20, 2021 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Jul 23, 2018
Added
Aug 11, 2018
Modified
Jun 20, 2021
Description
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.
Solutions
suse-upgrade-networkmanager-vpncsuse-upgrade-networkmanager-vpnc-gnomesuse-upgrade-networkmanager-vpnc-lang
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