Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

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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Affected products

Gsliepen/Tincinferred
Range: <=1.0.34
Tinc/Tincllm-fuzzy2 versions
<=1.0.34+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: <=1.0.34
- cpe:2.3:a:tinc-vpn:tinc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=1.0.34
Debian/linux
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Starwindsoftware/Starwind Virtual San2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12533:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:starwindsoftware:starwind_virtual_san:v8:build12658:*:*:*:vsphere:*:*
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/tinc&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 1.0.36-1.9

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

tinc-vpn.org/security/nvdVendor Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4312nvdThird Party Advisory
www.starwindsoftware.com/security/sw-20190227-0003/nvdThird Party Advisory
www.tinc-vpn.org/git/browsenvd

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