CVE-2020-15708

Ubuntu's packaging of libvirt in 20.04 LTS created a control socket with world read and write permissions. An attacker could use this to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.6^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4452-1	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-11-06 02:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 18:08

NVD link : CVE-2020-15708

Mitre link : CVE-2020-15708

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-15708

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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