CVE-2017-9268
open-build-service retrigger / wipebinaries hitting the wrong project bypassing access permissions
CVE-2017-9268 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Opensuse Open Build Service, published March 1, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in open-build-service 2.9.4-1.
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
open-build-service retrigger / wipebinaries hitting the wrong project bypassing access permissions
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).
- Record
CVE-2017-9268- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-285
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18204
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).
- Record
EUVD-2017-18204- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2mj3-95g6-565f
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong...
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).
- Record
GHSA-2mj3-95g6-565f- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).
- Record
CVE-2017-9268- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-285, CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).
- Record
CVE-2017-9268- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9268
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9268- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9268
In the open build service before 201707022 the wipetrigger and rebuild actions checked the wrong project for permissions, allowing authenticated users to cause operations on projects where they did not have permissions leading to denial of service (resource consumption).
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9268- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
open-build-serviceDebian:12 |
before 2.9.4-1 | 2.9.4-1 |
open-build-serviceUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.7.4-2 |
None known |
open-build-serviceUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.4-92.9.4-10 |
None known |
open-build-serviceUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.4-10 |
None known |
open-build-serviceUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.9.4-10 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |