Improper Input Validation Affecting znc package, versions <1.7.1-r0
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- published6 Dec 2024
- disclosed15 Jul 2018
Introduced: 15 Jul 2018
CVE-2018-14055 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.21 znc to version 1.7.1-r0 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream znc package and not the znc package as distributed by Alpine.
See How to fix? for Alpine:3.21 relevant fixed versions and status.
ZNC before 1.7.1-rc1 does not properly validate untrusted lines coming from the network, allowing a non-admin user to escalate his privilege and inject rogue values into znc.conf.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-14055
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4252
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-14055
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201807-03
- https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/a7bfbd93812950b7444841431e8e297e62cb524e
- https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/d22fef8620cdd87490754f607e7153979731c69d
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-14055