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CVE-2018-7685

libzypp does not reevaluate malicious rpms once downloaded

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 31, 2018 at 03:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:03 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibzypp

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

The decoupled download and installation steps in libzypp before 17.5.0 could lead to a corrupted RPM being left in the cache, where a later call would not display the corrupted RPM warning and allow installation, a problem caused by malicious warnings only displayed during download.

Affected

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

Libzypp· openSUSE
95%
v < 17.5.0
Affected range stops below 17.5.0, 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 (3)

x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-August/004510.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091624
x_refsource_MISC
Source: [email protected]
https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2018-7685/

CVSS

7.8HIGHmicrofocus
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-358CWE-347

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