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Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2020 · Assigned by canonical

CVE-2020-16128Aptdaemon error messages disclosed file existence to unprivileged users via dbus properties

Low 3.8

In plain English

A low-severity security flaw in aptdaemon from Canonical. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 27% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.8Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 72.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The aptdaemon DBus interface disclosed file existence disclosure by setting Terminal/DebconfSocket properties, aka GHSL-2020-192 and GHSL-2020-196. This affected versions prior to 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34.1, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Canonical aptdaemon 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14 – before 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.51.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19 – before 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.51.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32 – before 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.31.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34 – before 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34.1

Weakness: CWE-209 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N

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