Vulnerability in openSUSE Cscreen

CVE-2022-21945

A Insecure Temporary File vulnerability in cscreen of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers to cause DoS for cscreen and a system DoS for non-default systems. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory cscreen version 1.2-1.3 and prior versions.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.4th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-21945: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-21945?
CVE-2022-21945 is a medium-severity vulnerability in openSUSE Cscreen, classified under Insecure Temporary File. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2022-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2022-21945?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.