VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-9271
The commandline package update tool zypper writes HTTP proxy credentials into its logfile, allowing local attackers to gain access to proxies used.
LOW 3.3EPSS 0.33%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.33%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The commandline package update tool zypper writes HTTP proxy credentials into its logfile, allowing local attackers to gain access to proxies used.
- CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.33% probability · 26th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-532
- Affected
- opensuse/zypper · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- security@opentext.com
EPSS 0.3% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050625
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VP2DNHXEQFHXBCTSREPNR7BU4EX64SQG/
- https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9271/
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1050625
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/VP2DNHXEQFHXBCTSREPNR7BU4EX64SQG/
- https://www.suse.com/de-de/security/cve/CVE-2017-9271/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.