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Vulnerability · Published Nov 6, 2020 · Assigned by mitre

CVE-2020-17490

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in the salt package (Alpine). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 36% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 63.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

The TLS module within SaltStack Salt through 3002 creates certificates with weak file permissions.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.20salt3002-r1ALPINE-CVE-2020-17490
Alpine:v3.21salt3002-r1ALPINE-CVE-2020-17490
Alpine:v3.22salt3002-r1ALPINE-CVE-2020-17490
Alpine:v3.23salt3002-r1ALPINE-CVE-2020-17490
Alpine:v3.24salt3002-r1ALPINE-CVE-2020-17490
PyPIsalt2015.8.13GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt2016.3.8GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt2016.11.10GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt2017.7.8GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt2018.3.5GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt2019.2.6GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt3000.4GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt3001.2GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt3002.1GHSA-3c56-vx6v-q5vh
PyPIsalt2015.8.10, 2015.8.13, 2016.11.10, 2016.11.3, 2016.11.6, 2016.3.4, 2016.3.6, 2016.3.8, 2017.7.4, 2017.7.8, 2018.3.5, 2019.2.5, 3000.3PYSEC-2020-105

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
n/a n/a n/a

References