libzypp accepts unsigned packages even when configured to check signatures
CVE-2017-7436

8.1HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Suse
Status
Libzypp
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 March 2018

What is CVE-2017-7436?

In libzypp before 20170803 it was possible to retrieve unsigned packages without a warning to the user which could lead to man in the middle or malicious servers to inject malicious RPM packages into a users system.

Affected Version(s)

libzypp < 20170803

References

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/201...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1038984
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-7436/
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.1
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Boleslaw Tokarski
.