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Published: 2018-12-23
Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2018-19486
CWE-ID CWE-77
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Command injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU16148

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 5.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-19486

CWE-ID: CWE-77 - Command injection

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a flaw in the run_command() API and 'run-command.c' when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can issue specially crafted commands from the current working directory and execute arbitrary commands on the target system.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.0

External links

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-12/msg00062.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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