Vulnerability in Novell SUSE Linux
CVE-2006-0803
The signature verification functionality in the YaST Online Update (YOU) script handling relies on a gpg feature that is not intended for signature verification, which prevents YOU from detecting malicious scripts or code that do not pass the signature check when gpg 1.4.x is being used.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 77th percentile — 77.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Novell SUSE Linux — versions 10.0
- SUSE Linux — versions 9.3
References
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_13_gpg.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_09_gpg.html (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/16889 (vdb-entry)