CWE Code: 74
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 7.2
CWE Name:  Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2018-07-26
Last Modified Date: 2019-10-03