CVE-2018-17957

Q: How do I fix CVE-2018-17957?

Upgrade repository mirroring tool to 1.1.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2018-17957 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-17957 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.38% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 30% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-17957?

CVE-2018-17957 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.4, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2018-17957 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for repository mirroring tool (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

LOW

3.4

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The YaST2 RMT module for configuring the SUSE Repository Mirroring Tool (RMT) before 1.1.2 exposed MySQL database passwords on process commandline, allowing local attackers to access or corrupt the RMT database.

CWE-214 CWE-287Improper Authentication

How to fix

Remediation Available

repository mirroring toolNVD

Affected:< 1.1.2Fixed in:1.1.2CVE-2018-17957derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredHigh

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.38%probability of exploitation in 30 days

30thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 30% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references2

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-214 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-3859	High	7.5	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-3869	High	7.2	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-5422	Medium	6.5	0.9%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-1753	Medium	5.0	0.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-36771	High	7.8	0.5%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-4254	High	7.1	0.5%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-17957?

Upgrade repository mirroring tool to 1.1.2 or later.

Is CVE-2018-17957 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-17957 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.38% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 30% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-17957?

CVE-2018-17957 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.4, rated low. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-17957 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for repository mirroring tool (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.