What is CVE-2017-9271?

CVE-2017-9271 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2018-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2017-9271?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Fedoraproject Fedora

CVE-2017-9271

The commandline package update tool zypper writes HTTP proxy credentials into its logfile, allowing local attackers to gain access to proxies used.

Published 2018-03-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9271?: CVE-2017-9271 is a low-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2018-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2017-9271?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.