GLSA-201808-03 : NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation - Nessus
High Plugin ID: 112077This page contains detailed information about the GLSA-201808-03 : NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.
Plugin Overview
ID: 112077
Name: GLSA-201808-03 : NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation
Filename: gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2018-08-23
Last Modification Time: 2019-04-05
Plugin Version: 1.4
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks
Dependencies:
ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/local_checks_enabled
Vulnerability Information
Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: N/A
Patch Published: 2018-08-22
CVE [?]: CVE-2018-10900
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:gentoo:linux, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:networkmanager-vpnc
Synopsis
The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.
Description
The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201808-03 (NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation)
When initiating a VPNC connection, NetworkManager spawns a new vpnc process and passes the configuration via STDIN. By injecting a special character into a configuration parameter, an attacker can coerce NetworkManager to set the Password helper option to an attacker controlled executable file. Impact :
A local attacker is able to escalate privileges via a specially crafted configuration file. Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time.
Solution
All NetworkManager VPNC plugin users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc-1.2.6'
Public Exploits
Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the GLSA-201808-03 : NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation vulnerability:
- Metasploit: exploit/linux/local/network_manager_vpnc_username_priv_esc
[Network Manager VPNC Username Privilege Escalation] - Exploit-DB: exploits/linux/local/45313.rb
[EDB-45313: Network Manager VPNC 1.2.6 - 'Username' Local Privilege Escalation (Metasploit)]
Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.
WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.
Risk Information
CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
CVSS Base Score: | 7.2 (High) |
Impact Subscore: | 10.0 |
Exploitability Subscore: | 3.9 |
CVSS Temporal Score: | 6.0 (Medium) |
CVSS Environmental Score: | NA (None) |
Modified Impact Subscore: | NA |
Overall CVSS Score: | 6.0 (Medium) |
CVSS Base Score: | 7.8 (High) |
Impact Subscore: | 5.9 |
Exploitability Subscore: | 1.8 |
CVSS Temporal Score: | 7.2 (High) |
CVSS Environmental Score: | NA (None) |
Modified Impact Subscore: | NA |
Overall CVSS Score: | 7.2 (High) |
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Plugin Source
This is the gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl nessus plugin source code. This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201808-03.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(112077);
script_version("1.4");
script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/04/05 23:25:06");
script_cve_id("CVE-2018-10900");
script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"201808-03");
script_name(english:"GLSA-201808-03 : NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation");
script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201808-03
(NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation)
When initiating a VPNC connection, NetworkManager spawns a new vpnc
process and passes the configuration via STDIN. By injecting a special
character into a configuration parameter, an attacker can coerce
NetworkManager to set the Password helper option to an attacker
controlled executable file.
Impact :
A local attacker is able to escalate privileges via a specially crafted
configuration file.
Workaround :
There is no known workaround at this time."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03"
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"solution",
value:
"All NetworkManager VPNC plugin users should upgrade to the latest
version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
'>=net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc-1.2.6'"
);
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:F/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Network Manager VPNC Username Privilege Escalation');
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:networkmanager-vpnc");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/08/22");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/08/23");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
flag = 0;
if (qpkg_check(package:"net-misc/networkmanager-vpnc", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.2.6"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.2.6"))) flag++;
if (flag)
{
if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
else security_hole(0);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = qpkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "NetworkManager VPNC plugin");
}
The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:
- Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl
- Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl
- Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl
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How to Run
Here is how to run the GLSA-201808-03 : NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):
- Click to start a New Scan.
- Select Advanced Scan.
- Navigate to the Plugins tab.
- On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
- On the left side table select Gentoo Local Security Checks plugin family.
- On the right side table select GLSA-201808-03 : NetworkManager VPNC plugin: Privilege escalation plugin ID 112077.
- Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
- Run the scan.
Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.
Basic usage:
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):
/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl -t <IP/HOST>
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References
GLSA | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory: See also:
- https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/112077
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201808-03
- https://vulners.com/nessus/GENTOO_GLSA-201808-03.NASL
- 111467 - Debian DLA-1454-1 : network-manager-vpnc security update
- 111234 - Debian DSA-4253-1 : network-manager-vpnc - security update
- 111361 - Fedora 27 : 1:NetworkManager-vpnc (2018-ac02463f82)
- 120880 - Fedora 28 : 1:NetworkManager-vpnc (2018-eb5ea0abaf)
- 111779 - openSUSE Security Update : NetworkManager-vpnc (openSUSE-2018-859)
- 111662 - SUSE SLED12 Security Update : Recommended update for NetworkManager-vpnc (SUSE-SU-2018:2297-1)
Version
This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file gentoo_GLSA-201808-03.nasl version 1.4. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.
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