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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2017-9271

CVE-2017-9271

MEDIUM4.0

proxy credentials written to log files by zypper

Published Mar 1, 2018

Modified 1 years ago

Details

The commandline package update tool zypper writes HTTP proxy credentials into its logfile, allowing local attackers to gain access to proxies used.

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050625

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VP2DNHXEQFHXBCTSREPNR7BU4EX64SQG/

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9271

https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9271/

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.1

3.3

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

NoneUI:N

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

LowC:L

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

NoneA:N

3.3/CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 1, 2018

ModifiedSep 16, 2024

CVE-2017-9271 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence