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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in openSUSE zypper 10.2/10.3/11.0. Affected is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

zypp-refresh-patches in zypper in SUSE openSUSE 10.2, 10.3, and 11.0 does not ask the user before accepting repository keys, which allows remote repositories to cause a denial of service (package data corruption) via a spoofed key.

The weakness was presented 07/21/2008 with SuSE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at xforce.iss.net. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-3187. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 11.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (43922), SecurityFocus (BID 30293†), Secunia (SA31167†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-24178†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Vendor

• openSUSE

Name

• zypper

Version

• 10.2
• 10.3
• 11.0

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: zypper 11.0

Timelineinfo

07/16/2008 🔍
07/18/2008 +2 days 🔍
07/18/2008 +0 days 🔍
07/21/2008 +3 days 🔍
07/21/2008 +0 days 🔍
11/25/2009 +492 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +1938 days 🔍
02/03/2025 +3610 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: xforce.iss.net
Organization: SuSE
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2008-3187 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-3187
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-43308
X-Force: 43922
SecurityFocus: 30293 - zypp-refresh-patches wrapper XML Repository Corruption Weakness
Secunia: 31167
Vulnerability Center: 24178 - SUSE openSUSE Zypper Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via Spoofed Repository Key, Medium

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 12:19 PM
Updated: 02/03/2025 12:45 AM
Changes: 03/17/2015 12:19 PM (48), 02/17/2017 11:26 AM (10), 08/01/2021 02:17 PM (3), 02/03/2025 12:45 AM (17)
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Cache ID: 18:A6C:40

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