Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2017-9271 |
CWE-ID | CWE-532 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 Operating systems & Components / Operating system zypper-log Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libzypp Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component zypper-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component zypper Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component zypper-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libzypp-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libzypp-devel-doc Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libzypp-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libzypp-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU102829
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9271
CWE-ID:
CWE-532 - Information Exposure Through Log Files
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to commandline package update tool zypper writes HTTP proxy credentials into its logfile. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.
MitigationUpdate the affected package libzypp, zypper to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12: SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12: SP5
zypper-log: before 1.13.66-21.61.3
libzypp: before 16.22.13-65.3
zypper-debuginfo: before 1.13.66-21.61.3
zypper: before 1.13.66-21.61.3
zypper-debugsource: before 1.13.66-21.61.3
libzypp-devel: before 16.22.13-65.3
libzypp-devel-doc: before 16.22.13-65.3
libzypp-debugsource: before 16.22.13-65.3
libzypp-debuginfo: before 16.22.13-65.3
CPE2.3https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20242080-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.