Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-10936
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the sympa package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 42% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 58.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Sympa before 6.2.56 allows privilege escalation.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | sympa | 6.2.40~dfsg-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10936 |
| Debian:13 | sympa | 6.2.40~dfsg-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10936 |
| Debian:14 | sympa | 6.2.40~dfsg-5 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10936 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/sympa-community/sympa/releases x_refsource_MISC
- https://sysdream.com/news/lab/2020-05-25-cve-2020-10936-sympa-privileges-escalation-to-root/ x_refsource_MISC
- FEDORA-2020-9b6c969aac vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- FEDORA-2020-d767d9077b vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA
- USN-4442-1 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU
- [debian-lts-announce] 20201007 [SECURITY] [DLA 2401-1] sympa security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
- DSA-4818 vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN