CVE-2018-17956 json
Password exposed in process listing
published 2019-03-15 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-9697
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 27%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
In yast2-samba-provision up to and including version 1.0.1 the password for samba shares was provided on the command line to tools used by yast2-samba-provision, allowing local attackers to read them in the process list
Patch / fix
- yast2-samba-provision SLE Module for Server Applications 15 SP4, openSUSE Leap 15.4 1.0.5-150400.9.3.3
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2022:3199-1
- yast2-samba-provision openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.0.5-1.2
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11535-1
Exploit prediction
0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 2.1 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- SUSE yast2-samba-provision
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-17956
- NVD CVE-2018-17956
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