lack of keypinning in libzypp could lead to repository switching
CVE-2017-9269

7.7HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Suse
Status
Libzypp
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 March 2018

Summary

In libzypp before August 2018 GPG keys attached to YUM repositories were not correctly pinned, allowing malicious repository mirrors to silently downgrade to unsigned repositories with potential malicious content.

Affected Version(s)

libzypp < 201808

References

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/201...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045735
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9269/
x_refsource_CONFIRM

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.7
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

Moritz Duge and Till Doerges from PRESENSE
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