Bug 1922189 (CVE-2017-9271)

Summary:	CVE-2017-9271 zypper: proxy credentials written to log files leads to information explosure
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	Marian Rehak <mrehak>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security <security-response-team>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	besser82, ngompa13
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Description Marian Rehak 2021-01-29 12:38:38 UTC

The commandline package update tool zypper writes HTTP proxy credentials into its logfile, allowing local attackers to gain access to proxies used.

https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050625
https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9271/

Comment 1 Marian Rehak 2021-01-29 12:39:17 UTC

Created libzypp tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1922191]


Created zypper tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: fedora-all [bug 1922190]

Comment 2 Product Security DevOps Team 2021-01-29 14:41:41 UTC

This CVE Bugzilla entry is for community support informational purposes only as it does not affect a package in a commercially supported Red Hat product. Refer to the dependent bugs for status of those individual community products.