Unprotected Transport of Credentials in yast2-samba-provision - CVE-2018-17956

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Unprotected Transport of Credentials in yast2-samba-provision - CVE-2018-17956

Published: September 11, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU67162
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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-2018-17956
CWE-ID: CWE-523
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
yast2-samba-provision
Software vendor:
SUSE

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the password for samba shares is provided on the command line to tools used by yast2-samba-provision. A local user can view the list of running processes and obtain the password in clear text.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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