| Name | CVE-2018-14055 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-1427-1, DSA-4252-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 903787 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| znc (PTS) | jessie | 1.4-2 | vulnerable |
| jessie (security) | 1.4-2+deb8u2 | fixed | |
| stretch | 1.6.5-1+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 1.6.5-1+deb9u2 | fixed | |
| bullseye, buster | 1.7.2-3 | fixed | |
| sid | 1.7.4-5 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| znc | source | (unstable) | 1.7.1-1 | medium | 903787 | |
| znc | source | jessie | 1.4-2+deb8u1 | medium | DLA-1427-1 | |
| znc | source | stretch | 1.6.5-1+deb9u1 | medium | DSA-4252-1 |
https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/a7bfbd93812950b7444841431e8e297e62cb524e
https://github.com/znc/znc/commit/d22fef8620cdd87490754f607e7153979731c69d
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/07/18/4