CVE-2018-19639 | BDVDB-2026-113249 Detail

SUSEsupportutils

Description#

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.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-78 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12019-03-05Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2019-03-05
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: SUSE
Product: supportutils

All SUSE vulnerabilities

Score

6.7 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 43.3.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Command Injection

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 3.1-5.7.1
Fixed
3.1-5.7.1

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

6.7 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	Required
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).