vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-14055): znc vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Jul 15, 2018 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Jul 15, 2018
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 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 his privilege and inject rogue values into znc.conf.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-znc
References
- CVE-2018-14055
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2018-14055
- CWE-20
- DEBIAN-DSA-4252
- EUVD-EUVD-2018-5981
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-5981
- https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/a7bfbd93812950b7444841431e8e297e62cb524e
- https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/d22fef8620cdd87490754f607e7153979731c69d
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14055
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