CVE-2018-17956 — HIGH (7.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-17956?

CVE-2018-17956 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-17956?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opensuse Yast2-Samba-Provision.

Vulnerability Description

In yast2-samba-provision up to and including version 1.0.1 the password for samba shares was provided on the command line to tools used by yast2-samba-provision, allowing local attackers to read them in the process list

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opensuse	Yast2-Samba-Provision	<= 1.0.1

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-200

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-17956?

CVE-2018-17956 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). In yast2-samba-provision up to and including version 1.0.1 the password for samba shares was provided on the command line to tools used by yast2-samba-provision, allowing local attackers to read them ...

How severe is CVE-2018-17956?

CVE-2018-17956 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-17956?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Opensuse Yast2-Samba-Provision.