Information disclosure in yast-rmt - CVE-2018-17957
Published: December 23, 2018 / Updated: December 24, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16669
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-17957
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: YaST
Affected software:
yast-rmt
yast-rmt
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to exposure of secure MySQL credentials on the command line. A remote attacker can gain access to potentially sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-17957
Update to version 1.1.12.