CVE-2016-1601

yast2-users before 3.1.47, as used in SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP1, does not properly set empty password fields in /etc/shadow during an AutoYaST installation when the profile does not contain inst-sys users, which might allow attackers to have unspecified impact via unknown vectors.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTNIST
9.8 CRITICAL
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
microfocusCNA
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CVEADP
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Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 66%
VendorProductVersion
suseyast2
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= Vulnerable software versions
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00051.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-05/msg00007.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=974220
https://build.opensuse.org/request/show/388020