The signature verification functionality in the YaST Online Update (YOU) script handling relies on a gpg feature that is not intended for signature verification, which prevents YOU from detecting malicious scripts or code that do not pass the signature check when gpg 1.4.x is being used.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2006-0803 is rated Low Risk (34.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.21%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.
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EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2025-03-30 | 0.31% | 0.21% | -0.10% |
| 2 | 2025-03-29 | 0.18% | 0.31% | +0.13% |
| 3 | 2025-01-30 | — | 0.18% | — |
Full EPSS history (6 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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10.0 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
| novell | suse_linux | 10.0 | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| suse | suse_linux | 9.3 | cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux:9.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |