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CVE-2019-18900

libzypp stores cookies world readable

4.0 MediumFix available

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

0.31%Down 0.1 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.0

libzypp stores cookies world readable

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Record
CVE-2019-18900
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-276
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-8581 4.0

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Record
EUVD-2019-8581
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fp7r-722w-q34j No score

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux...

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Record
GHSA-fp7r-722w-q34j
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.0

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Record
CVE-2019-18900
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-276
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 3.3

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Record
CVE-2019-18900
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-18900 3.3

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-18900
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-18900 4.0

: Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp of SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies. This issue affects: SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-27.68.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 libzypp versions prior to 16.21.2-2.45.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 17.19.0-3.34.1.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-18900
CVSS 3.1
4.0 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 3.1
3.3 LowCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2020-0245 No score

Updated libzypp packages fix security vulnerability

Libzypp from mageia 7 is affected by a security issue. This update fixes this.

Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in libzypp allowed local attackers to read a cookie store used by libzypp, exposing private cookies.

Record
MGASA-2020-0245
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2020:0255-1 No score

Security update for libsolv, libzypp, zypper

This update for libsolv, libzypp, zypper fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-18900: Fixed assert cookie file that was world readable (bsc#1158763).

Bug fixes

  • Fixed removing orphaned packages dropped by to-be-installed products (bsc#1155819).
  • Adds libzypp API to mark all obsolete kernels according to the existing purge-kernel script rules (bsc#1155198).
  • Do not enforce 'en' being in RequestedLocales If the user decides to have a system without explicit language support he may do so (bsc#1155678).
  • Load only target resolvables for zypper rm (bsc#1157377).
  • Fix broken search by filelist (bsc#1135114).
  • Replace python by a bash script in zypper-log (fixes#304, fixes#306, bsc#1156158).
  • Do not sort out requested locales which are not available (bsc#1155678).
  • Prevent listing duplicate matches in tables. XML result is provided within the new list-patches-byissue element (bsc#1154805).
  • XML add patch issue-date and issue-list (bsc#1154805).
  • Fix zypper lp --cve/bugzilla/issue options (bsc#1155298).
  • Always execute commit when adding/removing locales (fixes bsc#1155205).
  • Fix description of --table-style,-s in man page (bsc#1154804).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15-SP1:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0255-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11019-1 No score

libzypp-17.28.4-1.2 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the libzypp-17.28.4-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11019-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0079-1 No score

Security update for libzypp

This update for libzypp fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-18900: Fixed assert cookie file that was world readable (bsc#1158763).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0079-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0079-2 No score

Security update for libzypp

This update for libzypp fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-18900: Fixed assert cookie file that was world readable (bsc#1158763).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0079-2
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0087-1 No score

Security update for libsolv, libzypp, zypper

This update for libsolv, libzypp, zypper fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-18900: Fixed assert cookie file that was world readable (bsc#1158763).

Bug fixes

  • Fixed removing orphaned packages dropped by to-be-installed products (bsc#1155819).
  • Adds libzypp API to mark all obsolete kernels according to the existing purge-kernel script rules (bsc#1155198).
  • Do not enforce 'en' being in RequestedLocales If the user decides to have a system without explicit language support he may do so (bsc#1155678).
  • Load only target resolvables for zypper rm (bsc#1157377).
  • Fix broken search by filelist (bsc#1135114).
  • Replace python by a bash script in zypper-log (fixes#304, fixes#306, bsc#1156158).
  • Do not sort out requested locales which are not available (bsc#1155678).
  • Prevent listing duplicate matches in tables. XML result is provided within the new list-patches-byissue element (bsc#1154805).
  • XML add patch issue-date and issue-list (bsc#1154805).
  • Fix zypper lp --cve/bugzilla/issue options (bsc#1155298).
  • Always execute commit when adding/removing locales (fixes bsc#1155205).
  • Fix description of --table-style,-s in man page (bsc#1154804).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0087-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0432-1 No score

Security update for libsolv, libzypp, zypper

This update for libsolv, libzypp, zypper fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2019-18900: Fixed assert cookie file that was world readable (bsc#1158763).

Bug fixes

  • Fixed removing orphaned packages dropped by to-be-installed products (bsc#1155819).
  • Adds libzypp API to mark all obsolete kernels according to the existing purge-kernel script rules (bsc#1155198).
  • Do not enforce 'en' being in RequestedLocales If the user decides to have a system without explicit language support he may do so (bsc#1155678).
  • Load only target resolvables for zypper rm (bsc#1157377).
  • Fix broken search by filelist (bsc#1135114).
  • Replace python by a bash script in zypper-log (fixes#304, fixes#306, bsc#1156158).
  • Do not sort out requested locales which are not available (bsc#1155678).
  • Prevent listing duplicate matches in tables. XML result is provided within the new list-patches-byissue element (bsc#1154805).
  • XML add patch issue-date and issue-list (bsc#1154805).
  • Fix zypper lp --cve/bugzilla/issue options (bsc#1155298).
  • Always execute commit when adding/removing locales (fixes bsc#1155205).
  • Fix description of --table-style,-s in man page (bsc#1154804).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0432-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:3367-1 No score

Security update for libzypp, zypper

This update for libzypp, zypper fixes the following issues:

libzypp fixes the following security issue:

  • CVE-2019-18900: Fixed assert cookie file that was world readable (bsc#1158763).

zypper was updated to fix the following issues:

  • Fixed an issue, where zypper crashed when the system language is set to Spanish and the user tried to patch their system with 'zypper patch --category security' (bsc#1178038)
  • Fixed a typo in man page (bsc#1169947)
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:3367-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libzypp
Debian:12
before 17.25.5-2
17.25.5-2
libzypp
Debian:13
before 17.25.5-2
17.25.5-2
libzypp
Debian:14
before 17.25.5-2
17.25.5-2
libzypp
Debian:8
before 14.29.1-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions
14.29.1-2
14.29.1-2+deb8u1
libzypp
Mageia:7
before 17.9.0-1.1.mga7
17.9.0-1.1.mga7
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libzypp
SUSE:Enterprise Storage 5
before 16.21.2-2.45.1
16.21.2-2.45.1
libsolv
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 0.7.10-3.22.1
0.7.10-3.22.1
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 17.19.0-3.34.1
17.19.0-3.34.1
zypper
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
before 1.14.33-3.29.1
1.14.33-3.29.1
libsolv
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
before 0.7.10-3.22.1
0.7.10-3.22.1
libsolv
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
before 0.7.10-3.13.4
0.7.10-3.13.4
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
before 17.19.0-3.14.5
17.19.0-3.14.5
zypper
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
before 1.14.33-3.13.5
1.14.33-3.13.5
libsolv
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1
before 0.7.10-3.13.4
0.7.10-3.13.4
libsolv
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1
before 0.7.10-3.13.4
0.7.10-3.13.4
libzypp
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
before 16.21.2-27.70.1
16.21.2-27.70.1
zypper
SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7
before 1.13.57-18.46.3
1.13.57-18.46.3
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 16.21.2-27.70.1
16.21.2-27.70.1
zypper
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
before 1.13.57-18.46.3
1.13.57-18.46.3
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
before 16.21.2-27.70.1
16.21.2-27.70.1
zypper
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS
before 1.13.57-18.46.3
1.13.57-18.46.3
libzypp
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
before 16.21.2-27.70.1
16.21.2-27.70.1
zypper
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL
before 1.13.57-18.46.3
1.13.57-18.46.3
libzypp
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
15.3.0-1build1
None known
libzypp
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
17.7.0-1
None known
libzypp
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
17.25.7-217.25.7-2ubuntu117.25.7-2.117.25.7-2.1ubuntu0.22.04.1
None known
libzypp
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
17.31.20-1build117.31.23-117.31.25-117.31.27-117.31.28-1
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17.31.29-117.31.31-117.31.31-1build317.31.31-1build417.31.31-1build5
None known
libzypp
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
17.36.5-117.36.7-117.36.7-1build117.36.7-1build4
None known
libzypp
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
17.38.2-1build117.38.9-117.38.11-117.38.12-117.38.13-117.38.14-117.38.14-1build217.38.15-1
None known
libzypp
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
17.36.7-1build417.37.17-117.37.18-117.38.1-117.38.2-117.38.2-1build1
None known
libsolv
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 0.7.10-lp151.2.10.1
0.7.10-lp151.2.10.1
libzypp
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 17.19.0-lp151.2.10.1
17.19.0-lp151.2.10.1
zypper
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
before 1.14.33-lp151.2.10.1
1.14.33-lp151.2.10.1
libzypp
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
before 17.28.4-1.2
17.28.4-1.2

History

History
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aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-18900 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Opensuse Libzypp, published January 13, 2020. 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 libzypp 17.25.5-2.

References

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