CVE-2017-14806Network attack vector

Package modification via improper repository certificate validation

Published Jan 27, 2020 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Improper certificate validation in SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3.17-56.6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify retrieved packages. The susestudio-common component fails to validate certificates correctly when connecting to software repositories, allowing a man-in-the-middle endpoint to supply altered repository metadata and packages. Exploitation requires control of a position capable of intercepting repository traffic; the bounded result is modification of content received over those connections.

CVSS severity3.7
Low
EPSS probability0.44%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper certificate validation in SUSE Studio Onsite 1.3.17-56.6.3 and earlier allows remote attackers to modify retrieved packages. The susestudio-common component fails to validate certificates correctly when connecting to software repositories, allowing a man-in-the-middle endpoint to supply altered repository metadata and packages. Exploitation requires control of a position capable of intercepting repository traffic; the bounded result is modification of content received over those connections.

The record

CVE
CVE-2017-14806
Published
Jan 27, 2020
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
SUSE
Product
SUSE Studio Onsite
Classifications
CWE-295, T1557
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 27, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=susestudio-common <=1.3.17-56.6.3

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

SUSE · SUSE Studio Onsiteversion=susestudio-common <=1.3.17-56.6.3

Published CVSS scores

5.9NISTCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
8.1SUSECVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.7OpenTextCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.3NISTAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-295Improper Certificate Validation
T1557Adversary-in-the-Middle

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