7.8

CVE-2018-17956: opensuse yast2-samba-provision

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesSUSE-SU-2022:3199-1openSUSE-SU-2024:11535-1
Published 15-03-2019Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17956 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in opensuse yast2-samba-provision. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.34%
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. 15-03-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

In yast2-samba-provision up to and including version 1.0.1 the password for samba shares was provided on the command line to tools used by yast2-samba-provision, allowing local attackers to read them in the process list

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 2 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.34%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

26%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.34%

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

Opensuse3 products
  • yast2-samba-provision≤ 1.0.1
  • yast2-samba-provision&distro=openSUSE Leap 15.4< 1.0.5-150400.9.3.3
  • yast2-samba-provision&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.0.5-1.2
Suse2 products
  • yast2-samba-provision&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP4< 1.0.5-150400.9.3.3
  • yast2-samba-provision≥ unspecified, ≤ 1.0.1

2 vendors · 5 products

References

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