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CVE-2017-9268

open-build-service retrigger / wipebinaries hitting the wrong project bypassing access permissions

MEDIUM
4.4
CVSS Score
Published: March 1, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorOpen Build Service

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Severity
MEDIUM4.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%

Description

In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Open Build Service· openSUSE
95%
v ≤ 2.8.2v < 20170722 git
Affected range stops below 20170722 git, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1045519
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/openSUSE/open-build-service/pull/3267

CVSS

4.4MEDIUMmicrofocus
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
LOW
Availability
LOW
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285CWE-732

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