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CVE-2017-9269

lack of keypinning in libzypp could lead to repository switching

Published: Mar 1, 2018Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-757
7.7HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
2.3%
Top 19.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

In libzypp before August 2018 GPG keys attached to YUM repositories were not correctly pinned, allowing malicious repository mirrors to silently downgrade to unsigned repositories with potential malicious content.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:L
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-757CWE-20

Affected Products

SUSE
commercial·DE
libzyppOn-premLibrary
Operating Systems / linux-distro
opensuse
oss-project·DE
libzyppOn-prem
Operating Systems / linux-distro

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
Scannable·OpenVAS
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References

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-08/msg00002.html
lists.opensuse.org
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045735
bugzilla.suse.com
https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9269/
suse.com
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