What is CVE-2018-17955?

CVE-2018-17955 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Yast2-Multipath, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2019-03-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-17955?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Yast2-Multipath

CVE-2018-17955

In yast2-multipath before version 4.1.1 a static temporary filename allows local attackers to overwrite files on systems without symlink protection

EPSS: 0.003 (23.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.2 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Opensuse Yast2-multipath
Suse Yast2-multipath — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-377 — Insecure Temporary File
CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17955?: CVE-2018-17955 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Yast2-Multipath, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 2.2/10. Published 2019-03-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-17955?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.2 out of 10.