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CVE-2018-17955 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2018-17955

CVE-2018-17955

LOW2.2

Static tempfile name allows overwriting of arbitrary files

Published Mar 15, 2019

Modified 1 years ago

Details

In yast2-multipath before version 4.1.1 a static temporary filename allows local attackers to overwrite files on systems without symlink protection

References

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1117592

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17955

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

2.2

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

HighAC:H

Privileges Required

LowPR:L

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

LowI:L

Availability

NoneA:N

2.2/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness Type (CWE)

Other

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedMar 15, 2019

ModifiedSep 16, 2024