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CVE-2018-12474 (GCVE-0-2018-12474)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-10-09 13:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 18:19
VLAI
Title
Crafted service parameters allows to induce unexpected behaviour in obs-service-tar_scm
Summary
Improper input validation in obs-service-tar_scm of Open Build Service allows remote attackers to cause access and extract information outside the current build or cause the creation of file in attacker controlled locations. Affected releases are openSUSE Open Build Service: versions prior to 51a17c553b6ae2598820b7a90fd0c11502a49106.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
openSUSE Open Build Service Affected: unspecified , < 51a17c553b6ae2598820b7a90fd0c11502a49106 (custom)
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Date Public
2018-09-26 00:00
Credits
Matthias Gerstner of SUSE
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