CVEvulnerability

CVE-2018-10897

8.1 HIGH Published 2018-08-01 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-08-01
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
8.1 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
9.3 HIGH — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weaknesses
CWE-22, CWE-59

Description

A directory traversal issue was found in reposync, a part of yum-utils, where reposync fails to sanitize paths in remote repository configuration files. If an attacker controls a repository, they may be able to copy files outside of the destination directory on the targeted system via path traversal. If reposync is running with heightened privileges on a targeted system, this flaw could potentially result in system compromise via the overwriting of critical system files. Version 1.1.31 and older are believed to be affected.

Affected configurations

• rpm yum-utils (<= 1.1.31) • redhat virtualization 4.0 • redhat enterprise linux desktop 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux desktop 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux server 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux server 7.0 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 6.0 • redhat enterprise linux workstation 7.0

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access weakness

References