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CVE-2018-10871: debian debian_linux

CVSS: 7.2v3.0HighModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-10871DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10871
Published 18-07-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10871 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
29/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.13%
0%100%
Low · +0.12 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 2
DLA-1483-1MGASA-2019-0411OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10593-1RHSA-2019:3401SUSE-SU-2019:2155-1

Timeline

  1. 18-07-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

389-ds-base before versions 1.3.8.5, 1.4.0.12 is vulnerable to a Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. By default, when the Replica and/or retroChangeLog plugins are enabled, 389-ds-base stores passwords in plaintext format in their respective changelog files. An attacker with sufficiently high privileges, such as root or Directory Manager, can query these files in order to retrieve plaintext passwords.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.12 pp

From 1.00% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.13%

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

Debian2 products
[unknown]1 product
Fedoraproject1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • 389-ds-baseAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 5 products

References

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