CVE-2019-18900
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.
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
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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV: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 Low
CVSS: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 Low
CVSS: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 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 3.3 Low
CVSS: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
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libzyppDebian:12 |
before 17.25.5-2 | 17.25.5-2 |
libzyppDebian:13 |
before 17.25.5-2 | 17.25.5-2 |
libzyppDebian:14 |
before 17.25.5-2 | 17.25.5-2 |
libzyppDebian:8 |
before 14.29.1-2+deb8u1, plus listed versions 14.29.1-2 |
14.29.1-2+deb8u1 |
libzyppMageia:7 |
before 17.9.0-1.1.mga7 | 17.9.0-1.1.mga7 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP4 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE: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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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 8 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Enterprise Storage 5 |
before 16.21.2-2.45.1 | 16.21.2-2.45.1 |
libsolvSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 |
before 0.7.10-3.22.1 | 0.7.10-3.22.1 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 |
before 17.19.0-3.34.1 | 17.19.0-3.34.1 |
zypperSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 |
before 1.14.33-3.29.1 | 1.14.33-3.29.1 |
libsolvSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 |
before 0.7.10-3.22.1 | 0.7.10-3.22.1 |
libsolvSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 |
before 0.7.10-3.13.4 | 0.7.10-3.13.4 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 |
before 17.19.0-3.14.5 | 17.19.0-3.14.5 |
zypperSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1 |
before 1.14.33-3.13.5 | 1.14.33-3.13.5 |
libsolvSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP1 |
before 0.7.10-3.13.4 | 0.7.10-3.13.4 |
libsolvSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP1 |
before 0.7.10-3.13.4 | 0.7.10-3.13.4 |
libzyppSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 |
before 16.21.2-27.70.1 | 16.21.2-27.70.1 |
zypperSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 |
before 1.13.57-18.46.3 | 1.13.57-18.46.3 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 16.21.2-27.70.1 | 16.21.2-27.70.1 |
zypperSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 |
before 1.13.57-18.46.3 | 1.13.57-18.46.3 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS |
before 16.21.2-27.70.1 | 16.21.2-27.70.1 |
zypperSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS |
before 1.13.57-18.46.3 | 1.13.57-18.46.3 |
libzyppSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL |
before 16.21.2-27.70.1 | 16.21.2-27.70.1 |
zypperSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL |
before 1.13.57-18.46.3 | 1.13.57-18.46.3 |
libzyppUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 15.3.0-1build1 |
None known |
libzyppUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 17.7.0-1 |
None known |
libzyppUbuntu: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 |
libzyppUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 17.31.20-1build117.31.23-117.31.25-117.31.27-117.31.28-1 Show 5 moreShow less17.31.29-117.31.31-117.31.31-1build317.31.31-1build417.31.31-1build5 |
None known |
libzyppUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 17.36.5-117.36.7-117.36.7-1build117.36.7-1build4 |
None known |
libzyppUbuntu: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 |
libzyppUbuntu: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 |
libsolvopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 0.7.10-lp151.2.10.1 | 0.7.10-lp151.2.10.1 |
libzyppopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 17.19.0-lp151.2.10.1 | 17.19.0-lp151.2.10.1 |
zypperopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 |
before 1.14.33-lp151.2.10.1 | 1.14.33-lp151.2.10.1 |
libzyppopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 17.28.4-1.2 | 17.28.4-1.2 |
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-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
bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158763
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00036.html
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/03/msg00005.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18900
github.com/advisories/GHSA-fp7r-722w-q34j
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-18900
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advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2020-0245.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=26068
github.com/openSUSE/libzypp/pull/196
github.com/openSUSE/libzypp/commit/ea50981352bb5c7ab48663edaeb2df1ddd66953e
github.com/openSUSE/libzypp/commit/508b1201f23b44ee90dee6dbbeb3ac5f8bd4c089
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200079-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1158763
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-18900
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200079-2
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200087-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1135114
bugzilla.suse.com/1154804
bugzilla.suse.com/1154805
bugzilla.suse.com/1155198
bugzilla.suse.com/1155205
bugzilla.suse.com/1155298
bugzilla.suse.com/1155678
bugzilla.suse.com/1155819
bugzilla.suse.com/1156158
bugzilla.suse.com/1157377
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200432-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20203367-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1169947
bugzilla.suse.com/1178038
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-18900
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-18900
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/DEU3QUUM7SDENWAOTTIKYJWY3DTE244N
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7435
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9269
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-9271
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-7685