CVE-2017-15918

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    CVE-2017-15918

    Published: 1 Nov 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Sera 1.2 stores the user's login password in plain text in their home directory. This makes privilege escalation trivial and also exposes the user and system keychains to local attacks.

    References: , https://m4.rkw.io/blog/cve201715918-sera-12-local-root-privesc-and-password-disclosure.html, https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43221/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High