CVE-2018-12474 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2018-12474

Crafted service parameters allows to induce unexpected behaviour in obs-service-tar_scm

Vulnerability Description

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.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Matthias Gerstner of SUSE

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Open Build Service
Vulnerable Versions:
unspecified

Timeline

Official Publish: October 9th, 2018
Last Modified: September 16th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-20

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1059 Command and Scripting Interpreter
Execution
T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation
Privilege Escalation
T1213 Data from Information Repositories
Collection
T1565.002 Stored Data Manipulation
Impact