What is CVE-2017-7436?

CVE-2017-7436 is a high-severity vulnerability in Suse Libzypp. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-7436?

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

Vulnerability in Suse Libzypp

CVE-2017-7436

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

EPSS: 0.004 (63.8th 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

Suse Libzypp — versions unspecified

References

SUSE-SU-2017:2040 (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-7436/ (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-7436?: CVE-2017-7436 is a high-severity vulnerability in Suse Libzypp. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2018-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-7436?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.