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Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-14055): znc vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (CVE-2018-14055): znc vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
07/15/2018
Created
11/21/2024
Added
11/19/2024
Modified
11/19/2024

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-znc

References

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