Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in zypper - CVE-2017-9271

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Inclusion of Sensitive Information in Log Files in zypper - CVE-2017-9271

Published: January 15, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU102829
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9271
CWE-ID: CWE-532
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: SUSE
Affected software:
zypper

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to commandline package update tool zypper writes HTTP proxy credentials into its logfile. A local user can read the log files and gain access to sensitive data.


How to mitigate CVE-2017-9271

Install updates from vendor's website.

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