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CVE-2018-17955
Static tempfile name allows overwriting of arbitrary files
Low2.2EPSS 0.31%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microfocus
Description
In yast2-multipath before version 4.1.1 a static temporary filename allows local attackers to overwrite files on systems without symlink protection
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| microfocusCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low2.2 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.31% · top 76% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 2.2.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected unspecified – < 4.1.1
References (1)
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1117592 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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