Vulnerability in openSUSE Factory
CVE-2019-3700
yast2-security didn't use secure defaults to protect passwords. This became a problem on 2019-10-07 when configuration files that set secure settings were moved to a different location. As of the 20191022 snapshot the insecure default settings were used until yast2-security switched to stronger defaults in 4.2.6 and used the new configuration file locations. Password created during this time used DES password encryption and are not properly protected against attackers that are able to access the password hashes.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (1.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- openSUSE Factory — versions yast2-security
- SUSE Yast2-Security
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-3700?
- CVE-2019-3700 is a low-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Factory, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 2.9/10. Published 2020-01-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-3700?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.9 out of 10.