Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2018· Updated Aug 5, 2024
CVE-2018-16758
CVE-2018-16758
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.
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References
4- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4312mitrevendor-advisory
- tinc-vpn.org/security/mitre
- www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browsemitre
- www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0003/mitre
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