Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-19639
If supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 is run with -v to perform rpm verification and the attacker manages to manipulate the rpm listing (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can execute arbitrary commands as root.
Products affected by CVE-2018-19639
- cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:supportutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-19639
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 11 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-19639
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
6.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
|
5.9
|
SUSE | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-19639
-
The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.Assigned by: meissner@suse.de (Secondary)
References for CVE-2018-19639
-
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1351-1: important: Security update
-
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118462
Bug 1118462 – VUL-0: CVE-2018-19639: supportutils: Code execution if run with -vExploit;Issue Tracking;Vendor Advisory
Jump to