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CVE-2019-18900 json

libzypp stores cookies world readable

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2019-8581

cvss
4.0
version 3.1, CNA
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

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Patch / fix

  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 16.21.2-27.68.1
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 16.21.2-2.45.1
  • libzypp Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 17.25.5-2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18900

  • zypper SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +1 more 1.13.57-18.46.3
  • libzypp SLES for SAP 12 SP2, SLES 12 SP2-LTSS, SLES 12 SP2-BCL +1 more 16.21.2-27.70.1
  • libzypp SLES 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP4, SLES 12 SP3-BCL +14 more 16.21.2-2.45.1
  • zypper SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 1.14.33-3.13.5
  • libsolv SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP1, SLE Module for Development Tools 15 SP1, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 0.7.10-3.13.4
  • libzypp SLE Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 17.19.0-3.14.5
  • zypper SLE Module for Basesystem 15 1.14.33-3.29.1
  • libsolv SLE Module for Development Tools 15, SLE Module for Basesystem 15 0.7.10-3.22.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2020:3367-1SUSE-SU-2020:0079-2SUSE-SU-2020:0079-1SUSE-SU-2020:0432-1SUSE-SU-2020:0087-1

  • libzypp openSUSE Tumbleweed 17.28.4-1.2
  • zypper openSUSE Leap 15.1 1.14.33-lp151.2.10.1
  • libsolv openSUSE Leap 15.1 0.7.10-lp151.2.10.1
  • libzypp openSUSE Leap 15.1 17.19.0-lp151.2.10.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:11019-1openSUSE-SU-2020:0255-1

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red hat product security vex CVE-2019-18900 updated cvss 4.0

libzypp: allows local attackers to read private cookies

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

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
CNA 3.1 4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 3.1 3.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 2.1 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
  • SUSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Sources

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