CVE-2011-3177
The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local...
The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local users to read sensitive material out of network configuration files, like passwords for wireless networks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local users to read sensitive material out of network configuration files, like passwords for wireless networks.
- Record
CVE-2011-3177- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local users to read sensitive material out of network configuration files, like passwords for wireless networks.
- Record
CVE-2011-3177- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3144 No score
The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local users to read sensitive material out of network configuration files, like passwords for wireless networks.
- Record
EUVD-2011-3144- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x4m3-94qr-f6c3
The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local...
The YaST2 network created files with world readable permissions which could have allowed local users to read sensitive material out of network configuration files, like passwords for wireless networks.
- Record
GHSA-x4m3-94qr-f6c3- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10138-1 No score
yast2-core-3.2.0-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the yast2-core-3.2.0-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10138-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10410-1 No score
yast2-3.2.7-1.1 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the yast2-3.2.7-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10410-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
yast2-coreopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.2.0-1.1 | 3.2.0-1.1 |
yast2openSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 3.2.7-1.1 | 3.2.7-1.1 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2011-3177 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Yast Yast2, published September 8, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 24th percentile. Fixed in yast2-core 3.2.0-1.1.