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      "value": "Network Manager VPNC plugin (aka networkmanager-vpnc) before version 1.2.6 is vulnerable to a privilege escalation attack. A new line character can be used to inject a Password helper parameter into the configuration data passed to VPNC, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root."
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      "value": "El plugin VPNC de Network Manager (tambi\u00e9n conocido como networkkmanager-vpnc) en versiones anteriores a la 1.2.6 es vulnerable a un ataque de escalado de privilegios. Un nuevo car\u00e1cter de l\u00ednea puede ser usado para inyectar un par\u00e1metro Password helper en los datos de configuraci\u00f3n pasados a VPNC, permitiendo al atacante ejecutar comandos arbitrarios como root."
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