CVE-2018-19640 Code execution if run with command line switch -v

2019-02-2100:00:00

CWE-377

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4.4 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

12.7%

JSON

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.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "supportutils",
    "vendor": "SUSE",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "3.1-5.7.1",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "unspecified",
        "versionType": "custom"
      }
    ]
  }
]