Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-15709
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.
Vulnerability category: Input validation
Products affected by CVE-2020-15709
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:add-apt-repository:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:canonical:add-apt-repository:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Canonical » Add-apt-repositoryVersions from including (>=) 0.92.37.0 and before (<) 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1\~esm1cpe:2.3:a:canonical:add-apt-repository:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Canonical » Add-apt-repositoryVersions from including (>=) 0.96.24.32.0 and before (<) 0.96.24.32.14cpe:2.3:a:canonical:add-apt-repository:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-15709
0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 10 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-15709
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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2.1
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LOW | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
3.9
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2.9
|
NIST | |
|
5.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-15709
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The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.Assigned by: security@ubuntu.com (Secondary)
References for CVE-2020-15709
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https://git.launchpad.net/software-properties/commit/add-apt-repository?id=97e2fe7d181e8711e0f5253d3b8db40426c17f1e
software-properties - [no description]Patch;Third Party Advisory
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