4.3

CVE-2018-16738: debian debian_linux Improper Authentication

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-16738UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16738DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16738
Published 10-10-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16738 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Authentication vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1
DSA-4312-1

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

71%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.35% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian2 products
Alpine1 product
  • tinc≥ 1.0.30, < 1.0.35-r0
Starwindsoftware1 product
Tinc-vpn1 product
  • tinc≥ 1.0.30, ≤ 1.0.34
Ubuntu1 product
  • tincAll versions (No fix recorded)

5 vendors · 6 products

References

9 links