CVE-2020-16121

PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW
CVSS v2.0 2.1 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

2.1^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1888887	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://www.eyecontrol.nl/blog/the-story-of-3-cves-in-ubuntu-desktop.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:packagekit_project:packagekit:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-11-07 04:15

Updated : 2023-12-10 13:41

NVD link : CVE-2020-16121

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16121

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-16121

JSON object : View

Products Affected

canonical

ubuntu_linux

packagekit_project

packagekit

CWE

CWE-209

Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

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