Vulnerability Details CVE-2016-1601
yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.005
EPSS Ranking 66.8%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 9.8
CVSS v2 Score 10.0
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
- https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020
Products affected by CVE-2016-1601
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cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12
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cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12
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cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12
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cpe:2.3:o:suse:yast2:-