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 9.3 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 4.6 MEDIUM

9.3^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

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
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

21 Nov 2024, 05:06

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4452-1 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4452-1 - Vendor Advisory
CVSS	v2 : ~~4.6~~ v3 : ~~7.8~~	v2 : 4.6 v3 : 9.3

Information

Published : 2020-11-06 02:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 05:06

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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