GNOME NetworkManager up to 1.10.2 DNS Resolver information disclosure
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNOME NetworkManager up to 1.10.2. This affects some unknown processing of the component DNS Resolver. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:
GNOME NetworkManager version 1.10.2 and earlier contains a Information Exposure (CWE-200) vulnerability in DNS resolver that can result in Private DNS queries leaked to local network's DNS servers, while on VPN. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in Some Ubuntu 16.04 packages were fixed, but later updates removed the fix. cf. https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/1754671 an upstream fix does not appear to be available at this time.
The bug was discovered 03/09/2018. The weakness was presented 03/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.launchpad.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-1000135 since 03/20/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 11 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 172431 (OpenSUSE Security Update for NetworkManager (openSUSE-SU-2019:1494-1)).
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Product
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License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
03/09/2018 🔍03/09/2018 🔍
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03/21/2018 🔍
01/15/2020 🔍
Sources
Vendor: gnome.orgAdvisory: bugs.launchpad.net
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2018-1000135 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 103478 - GNOME NetworkManager CVE-2018-1000135 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Entry
Created: 03/21/2018 07:48Updated: 01/15/2020 09:23
Changes: 03/21/2018 07:48 (60), 01/15/2020 09:23 (4)
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