vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-3807-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-3807-1",
  "summary": "network-manager vulnerability",
  "details": "Felix Wilhelm discovered that the NetworkManager internal DHCPv6 client\nincorrectly handled certain DHCPv6 messages. In non-default configurations\nwhere the internal DHCP client is enabled, an attacker on the same network\ncould use this issue to cause NetworkManager to crash, resulting in a\ndenial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-15688"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2018-11-05T14:40:57Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:36Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
        "name": "network-manager",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/network-manager@1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3?arch=source&distro=xenial"
      },
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              "introduced": "0"
            },
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            }
          ]
        }
      ],
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        "1.0.4-0ubuntu5",
        "1.0.4-0ubuntu6",
        "1.0.4-0ubuntu7",
        "1.0.4-0ubuntu8",
        "1.0.4-0ubuntu9",
        "1.0.4-0ubuntu10",
        "1.1.93-0ubuntu2",
        "1.1.93-0ubuntu3",
        "1.1.93-0ubuntu4",
        "1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.2",
        "1.2.0-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
        "1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
        "1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.3",
        "1.2.2-0ubuntu0.16.04.4",
        "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.1",
        "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.2"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
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          {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-networkmanager-1.0",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libnm-glib-vpn1",
            "binary_version": "1.2.6-0ubuntu0.16.04.3"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libnm-glib4",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libnm-util2",
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          {
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          },
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
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                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
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            }
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        }
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          {
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "network-manager-config-connectivity-debian",
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          },
          {
            "binary_name": "network-manager-config-connectivity-ubuntu",
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          }
        ],
        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
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                },
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
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                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3807-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15688"
    }
  ]
}