What is CVE-2018-19637?

CVE-2018-19637 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Supportutils, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2019-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-19637?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Supportutils

CVE-2018-19637

Supportutils, before version 3.1-5.7.1, wrote data to static file /tmp/supp_log, allowing local attackers to overwrite files on systems without symlink protection

EPSS: 0.005 (37.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.8 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Opensuse Supportutils
Suse Supportutils — 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)
security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19637?: CVE-2018-19637 is a low-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Supportutils, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 2.8/10. Published 2019-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-19637?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.8 out of 10.