What is CVE-2018-17957?

CVE-2018-17957 is a low-severity vulnerability in Suse Repository Mirroring Tool, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 3.4/10. Published 2018-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-17957?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Suse Repository Mirroring Tool

CVE-2018-17957

The YaST2 RMT module for configuring the SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT) before 1.1.2 exposed MySQL database passwords on process commandline, allowing local attackers to access or corrupt the RMT database.

EPSS: 0.004 (30.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.4 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Suse Repository_mirroring_tool
Suse Yast2-rmt — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-214
CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17957?: CVE-2018-17957 is a low-severity vulnerability in Suse Repository Mirroring Tool, classified under CWE-214. CVSS score: 3.4/10. Published 2018-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-17957?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.4 out of 10.