What is CVE-2017-7435?

CVE-2017-7435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Libzypp, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-7435?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Opensuse Libzypp

CVE-2017-7435

In libzypp before 20170803 it was possible to add unsigned YUM repositories without warning to the user that could lead to man in the middle or malicious servers to inject malicious RPM packages into a users system.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.018 (76.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opensuse Libzypp
Suse Libzypp — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7435?: CVE-2017-7435 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Libzypp, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-7435?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.