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CVE-2018-16758

Published: 10 October 2018

Missing message authentication in the meta-protocol in Tinc VPN version 1.0.34 and earlier allows a man-in-the-middle attack to disable the encryption of VPN packets.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Prevent a MITM from forcing a NULL cipher for UDP

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.9

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
tinc
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Needed

cosmic Ignored
(end of life)
disco Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2)
eoan Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
focal Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
impish Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(1.0.35-2build1)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream
Released (1.0.35-1)
xenial Needed

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.9
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact None
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N