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-sy...

CriticalCVSS 9.8 EPSS 2.5%

Published: 2016-04-26 17:00
Updated: 2026-06-17 03:42
Exploit status: No public exploit known

Description

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.

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
SUSE yast2	All versions	No fix listed

References

CVSS v3.0

9.8 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

All scores (2)

v3.0 9.8 · nvd@nist.gov
v2.0 10.0 · nvd@nist.gov

Weakness & likelihood

EPSS (exploitation probability, 30 days): 2.46% (percentile 84.7)
CWE: CWE-255

Public exploit references

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No public exploit references known.