Medium severity · published Mar 5, 2019
CVE-2018-19640
Code execution if run with command line switch -v
5.5
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 23% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SU
supportutils · SUSE
before 3.1-5.7.1 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19640
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19640
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-05/msg00018.html
bugzilla.suse.com
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1118463
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