What is CVE-2018-7685?

CVE-2018-7685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Libzypp, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2018-7685?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Opensuse Libzypp

CVE-2018-7685

The decoupled download and installation steps in libzypp before 17.5.0 could lead to a corrupted RPM being left in the cache, where a later call would not display the corrupted RPM warning and allow installation, a problem caused by malici…

EPSS: 0.003 (20.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Opensuse Libzypp
Suse Libzypp — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-358
CWE-347 — Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7685?: CVE-2018-7685 is a high-severity vulnerability in Opensuse Libzypp, classified under CWE-358. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2018-7685?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.