Vulnerability Details : CVE-2016-1579
UDM provides support for running commands after a download is completed, this is currently made use of for click package installation. This functionality was not restricted to unconfined applications. Before UDM version 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1 any confined application could make use of the UDM C++ API to run arbitrary commands in an unconfined environment as the phablet user.
Products affected by CVE-2016-1579
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:ubuntu_download_manager:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2016-1579
0.20%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 40 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2016-1579
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.5
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
10.0
|
6.4
|
NIST | |
|
9.8
|
CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.9
|
NIST | |
|
6.7
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
0.8
|
5.9
|
Canonical Ltd. |
CWE ids for CVE-2016-1579
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Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2016-1579
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https://bazaar.launchpad.net/~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk/revision/359
~phablet-team/ubuntu-download-manager/trunk : revision 359Third Party Advisory
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