CVE-2018-17957 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The YaST2 RMT module for configuring the SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT) before 1.1.2 exposed MySQL database passwords on process commandline, allowing local attackers to access or corrupt the RMT database.

Published: 2018-12-26

Score: 3.4 Low

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

SUSE

yast2-rmt

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.1.2

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:suse:repository_mirroring_tool:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-9698	The YaST2 RMT module for configuring the SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT) before 1.1.2 exposed MySQL database passwords on process commandline, allowing local attackers to access or corrupt the RMT database.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00044.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1117602
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-12/msg00068.html

History

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Subscriptions

Suse Repository Mirroring Tool

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2018-12-26T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T20:27:58.944Z

Reserved: 2018-10-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-17957

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-26T15:29:00.297

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:55:16.720

Link: CVE-2018-17957

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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