Code execution if run with command line switch -v

Published 7 y ago 2019-03-05 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

4.4

v3.0 · CNA

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.3%

percentile 23%

Public exploits

none known

If the attacker manages to create files in the directory used to collect log files in supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can kill arbitrary processes on the local machine.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.30% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 23% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
CNA	3.0	4.4	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
CNA	3.0	4.4	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
NVD	3.0	5.5	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`
NVD	2.0	2.1	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P`

Affected products

SUSE supportutils

Classification

Weakness

CWE-377 DEPRECATED: Insecure Temporary File
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

bugzilla.suse.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1118463 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2018-19640
NVD: CVE-2018-19640

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