CVE-2019-18905

Name: CVE-2019-18905
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2020-04-03T11:15:12.743+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.9/10EPSS 0.71%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-18905 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in autoyast2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows remote attackers to MITM connections when deprecated and unused functionality of autoyast is used to create images. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 autoyast2 version 4.1.9-3.9.1 and prior versions. EPSS estimates a 0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity vulnerability in autoyast2 of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allows remote attackers to MITM connections when deprecated and unused functionality of autoyast is used to create images. This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 autoyast2 version 4.1.9-3.9.1 and prior versions. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 autoyast2 version 4.0.70-3.20.1 and prior versions.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.9/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.71%

48.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Opensuse	Autoyast2	<= 4.1.9-3.9.1
Opensuse	Autoyast2	<= 4.0.70-3.20.1

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00050.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140711Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00050.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1140711Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 3, 2020
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-18905?

How severe is CVE-2019-18905?

CVE-2019-18905 has a CVSS score of 5.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-18905?

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Source: NVD / NIST