CVE-2020-15709
Published: 3 August 2020
Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
---|---|---|
software-properties Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Released
(0.96.24.32.14)
|
focal |
Released
(0.98.9.2)
|
|
trusty |
Released
(0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
upstream |
Needs triage
|
|
xenial |
Released
(0.96.20.10)
|
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | None |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |