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CVE-2018-12477: obs-service-refresh_patches can be tricked into deleting '..' or other unrelated directories

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-10-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-93

Description

A Improper Neutralization of CRLF Sequences vulnerability in Open Build Service allows remote attackers to cause deletion of directories by tricking obs-service-refresh_patches to delete them. Affected releases are openSUSE Open Build Service: versions prior to d6244245dda5367767efc989446fe4b5e4609cce.

Affected products

• openSUSE Leap: 15.0, 42.3

References

• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108189
• https://lwn.net/Articles/766535/
• https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1108189

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