CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-9271

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

Published: Mar 01, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
3.3
LOW
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
2.1 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM

The commandline package update tool zypper writes HTTP proxy credentials into its logfile, allowing local attackers to gain access to proxies used.

Weakness

The product writes sensitive information to a log file.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Zypper Opensuse - (including) - (including)
Zypper Ubuntu focal *
Zypper Ubuntu hirsute *
Zypper Ubuntu impish *
Zypper Ubuntu kinetic *
Zypper Ubuntu lunar *
Zypper Ubuntu mantic *
Zypper Ubuntu oracular *
Zypper Ubuntu trusty *
Zypper Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References