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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
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<glsa id="201808-03">
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<title>NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation</title>
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<synopsis>A vulnerability in NetworkManager VPNC plugin allows local users to
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escalate privileges.
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</synopsis>
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<product type="ebuild">networkmanager-vpnc</product>
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<announced>2018-08-22</announced>
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<revised count="1">2018-08-22</revised>
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<bug>661712</bug>
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<access>local</access>
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<affected>
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<package name="net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc" auto="yes" arch="*">
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<unaffected range="ge">1.2.6</unaffected>
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<vulnerable range="lt">1.2.6</vulnerable>
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</package>
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</affected>
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<background>
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<p>NetworkManager is an universal network configuration daemon for laptops,
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desktops, servers and virtualization hosts.
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</p>
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<p>The VPNC plugin provides easy access Cisco Concentrator based VPN’s
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utilizing NetworkManager.
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</p>
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</background>
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<description>
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<p>When initiating a VPNC connection, NetworkManager spawns a new vpnc
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process and passes the configuration via STDIN. By injecting a special
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character into a configuration parameter, an attacker can coerce
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NetworkManager to set the Password helper option to an attacker
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controlled executable file.
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</p>
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</description>
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<impact type="normal">
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<p>A local attacker is able to escalate privileges via a specially crafted
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configuration file.
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</p>
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</impact>
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<workaround>
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<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
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</workaround>
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<resolution>
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<p>All NetworkManager VPNC plugin users should upgrade to the latest
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version:
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</p>
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<code>
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# emerge --sync
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# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
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">=net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc-1.2.6"
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</code>
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</resolution>
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<references>
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<uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10900">CVE-2018-10900</uri>
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</references>
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<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2018-07-30T00:25:20Z">irishluck83</metadata>
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<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2018-08-22T21:14:54Z">irishluck83</metadata>
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</glsa>
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