CVE-2018-19640 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

If the attacker manages to create files in the directory used to collect log files in supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can kill arbitrary processes on the local machine.

Published: 2019-03-05

Score: 4.4 Medium

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

supportutils

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 3.1-5.7.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:supportutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2018-11325	If the attacker manages to create files in the directory used to collect log files in supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can kill arbitrary processes on the local machine.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118463

History

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Subscriptions

Opensuse Supportutils

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microfocus

Published: 2019-03-05T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:45:58.729Z

Reserved: 2018-11-28T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-19640

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-03-05T16:29:00.467

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:58:20.200

Link: CVE-2018-19640

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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