CVE-2018-16758
MEDIUM
5.9
CVSS Score
Published: October 10, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:44 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxStarwind Virtual SANTinc
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Severity
MEDIUM5.9
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
Description
Missing message authentication in the meta-protocol in Tinc VPN version 1.0.34 and earlier allows a man-in-the-middle attack to disable the encryption of VPN packets.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (4)
Vendor AdvisoryThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4312Third Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0003/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-306
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