What is CVE-2018-19640?

CVE-2018-19640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Supportutils, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-19640?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Opensuse Supportutils

CVE-2018-19640

If the attacker manages to create files in the directory used to collect log files in supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can kill arbitrary processes on the local machine.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Opensuse Supportutils
Suse Supportutils — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-377 — Insecure Temporary File
CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

security@opentext.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@opentext.com (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19640?: CVE-2018-19640 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Supportutils, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2019-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-19640?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.