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high 7.8

CVE-2011-3177 json

The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local users to read sensitive material out of netw…

published 2017-09-08 9 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-3144

cvss
7.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local users to read sensitive material out of network configuration files, like passwords for wireless networks.

Patch / fix

  • yast2-core openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.0-1.1
  • yast2 openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.2.7-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10138-1openSUSE-SU-2024:10410-1

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 7.8 CVSS:3.0/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

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

Sources

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