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Fedora 28 : 1:NetworkManager-vpnc (2018-eb5ea0abaf)

high Nessus Plugin ID 120880

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Synopsis

The remote Fedora host is missing a security update.

Description

Update to 1.2.6 to fix a local authenticated privilege escalation bug (CVE-2018-10900).

The issue has been discovered and responsibly disclosed by Denis Andzakovic: https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc

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Solution

Update the affected 1:NetworkManager-vpnc package.

See Also

https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2018-eb5ea0abaf

https://pulsesecurity.co.nz/advisories/NM-VPNC-Privesc

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 120880

File Name: fedora_2018-eb5ea0abaf.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 1/3/2019

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:1:networkmanager-vpnc, cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:28

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/23/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/26/2018

Exploitable With

Metasploit (Network Manager VPNC Username Privilege Escalation)

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2018-10900