CVE-2020-15709
Last modified
CVE-2020-15709 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Canonical | Add-Apt-Repository | >= 0.92.37.0, < 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1\~esm1 |
| Canonical | Add-Apt-Repository | >= 0.96.20.0, < 0.96.20.10 |
| Canonical | Add-Apt-Repository | >= 0.96.24.32.0, < 0.96.24.32.14 |
| Canonical | Add-Apt-Repository | >= 0.98.9.0, < 0.98.9.2 |
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- Status
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