CVE-2018-19639CWE-78

Code execution if run with command line switch -v

Medium · published March 5, 2019

CVSS v3.0
6.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

If supportutils before version 3.1-5.7.1 is run with -v to perform rpm verification and the attacker manages to manipulate the rpm listing (e.g. with CVE-2018-19638) he can execute arbitrary commands as root.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.0
6.7 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00503 · 42.1th percentile
Weakness
CWE-78 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Published
2019-03-05T16:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 MAR 16:00Z
    Code execution if run with command line switch -v
    cvelistv5