libzypp does not reevaluate malicious rpms once downloaded
Published Aug 31, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.29%
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 products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints<17.5.0
- Version
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CVE.org) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 19.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.29% (0.00286) | 21.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 21.27th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 1, 2024 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 20.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.05% (0.00052) | 18.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.26th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 24.58th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-August/004510.html x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091624 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2018-7685/ x_refsource_MISC
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-August/004510.html | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1091624 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2018-7685/ | x_refsource_MISC |
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