CVE-2018-16738: Medium severity tinc vpn vulnerability

Published Oct 10, 2018
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Updated

tinc 1.0.30 through 1.0.34 has a broken authentication protocol, although there is a partial mitigation. This is fixed in 1.1.

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
debian/tinc
1.0.35-21.0.36-2
Tinc-vpn Tinc>=1.0.30<=1.0.34
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Starwindsoftware Starwind Virtual San Vsphere=v8-build12533
Starwindsoftware Starwind Virtual San Vsphere=v8-build12658

Event History

Oct 10, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-16738.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-16738?

The severity of CVE-2018-16738 is medium, with a CVSS score of 3.7.

3

What is the affected software and versions?

The affected software is tinc VPN versions 1.0.30 through 1.0.34, Debian Linux version 9.0, Starwind Virtual SAN versions v8-build12533 and v8-build12658.

4

Is there a partial mitigation for CVE-2018-16738?

Yes, there is a partial mitigation for CVE-2018-16738.

5

How is CVE-2018-16738 fixed?

CVE-2018-16738 is fixed in tinc VPN version 1.1.

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