Vulnerability in SUSE Linux
CVE-2005-4772
liby2util in Yet another Setup Tool (YaST) in SUSE Linux before 20051007 preserves permissions and ownerships when copying a remote repository, which might allow local users to read or modify sensitive files, possibly giving local users the ability to exploit CVE-2005-3013.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.4 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (68.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- SUSE Linux — versions 1.0, 8, 8.0
- SUSE Linux Openexchange Server — versions 4.0
- SUSE Linux School Server — versions gold
- SUSE Linux Standard Server — versions 8.0
- SUSE Sled Beagle — versions 10.0
References
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_22_sr.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/15026 (Patch, vdb-entry)