5.5

CVE-2018-16883: fedoraproject sssd

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-16883DEBIAN-CVE-2018-16883
Published 19-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Open JSON

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-16883 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in fedoraproject sssd. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 19-12-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

sssd versions from 1.13.0 to before 2.0.0 did not properly restrict access to the infopipe according to the "allowed_uids" configuration parameter. If sensitive information were stored in the user directory, this could be inadvertently disclosed to local attackers.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

31%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.38% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

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

[unknown]1 product
Debian1 product
  • sssd< 2.2.0-1
Fedoraproject1 product
  • sssd≥ 1.13.0, < 2.0.0
Ubuntu1 product
  • sssdAll versions (No fix recorded)

4 vendors · 4 products

References

5 links