4.3
MEDIUM CVSS 2.0
CVE-2018-16738
Tinc Authentication Protocol Bypass
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2018, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:53 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16738 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Tinc-vpn tinc
1 Starwindsoftware starwind_virtual_san
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 LOW [email protected]
Solution
The tinc authentication protocol has a vulnerability that can be mitigated by updating the software.
  • Update the tinc package.
  • Upgrade to a patched version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16738 is associated with the following CWEs:

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-16738 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-16738 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://tinc-vpn.org/security/
    Added Reference http://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3297fbd3b8c8c8a4661f5bbf89aca5cacba8b5a
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4312
    Added Reference https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0002/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d3297fbd3b8c8c8a4661f5bbf89aca5cacba8b5a [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=commit;h=d3297fbd3b8c8c8a4661f5bbf89aca5cacba8b5a
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0002/ No Types Assigned https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0002/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12658:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 11, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0002/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4312 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4312 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://tinc-vpn.org/security/ No Types Assigned http://tinc-vpn.org/security/ Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=commit;h=d3297fbd3b8c8c8a4661f5bbf89aca5cacba8b5a No Types Assigned http://www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=commit;h=d3297fbd3b8c8c8a4661f5bbf89aca5cacba8b5a Mailing List, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tinc-vpn:tinc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1.0.30 up to (including) 1.0.34
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 3.7
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.38 }} -0.01%

score

0.58657

percentile