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CVE-2020-15703: Path Traversal

October 31, 2020 (updated November 17, 2020)

There is no input validation on the Locale property in an apt transaction. An unprivileged user can supply a full path to a writable directory, which lets aptd read a file as root. Having a symlink in place results in an error message if the file exists, and no error otherwise. This way an unprivileged user can check for the existence of any files on the system as root.

References

  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15703

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

Version 1.1.1

Solution

Unfortunately, there is no solution available yet.

Impact 3.3 LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Source file

pypi/aptdaemon/CVE-2020-15703.yml

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