9.3

CVE-2017-7435: opensuse libzypp Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-7435DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7435
Published 01-03-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-7435 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in opensuse libzypp. EPSS estimates a 1.81% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.81%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 5
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11019-1SUSE-SU-2017:2040-1SUSE-SU-2017:2264-1SUSE-SU-2018:2555-1SUSE-SU-2018:2688-1

Timeline

  1. 01-03-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In libzypp before 20170803 it was possible to add unsigned YUM repositories without warning to the user that could lead to man in the middle or malicious servers to inject malicious RPM packages into a users system.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.81%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

78%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.81% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.81%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • libzypp< 17.3.1-1
Opensuse1 product
Suse1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • libzyppAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

6 links