Vulnerability · Published Mar 23, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-9759webOS TV Emulator privilege escalation vulnerability
Medium 4.6
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the weechat 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 41% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.6Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 59.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Vulnerability of LG Electronic web OS TV Emulator could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and overwrite certain files. This vulnerability is due to wrong environment setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through crafted configuration files and executable files.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | weechat | 2.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9759 |
| Debian:13 | weechat | 2.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9759 |
| Debian:14 | weechat | 2.7.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-9759 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://blog.recurity-labs.com/2021-02-03/webOS_Pt1.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20210930 [SECURITY] [DLA 2770-1] weechat security update mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST