CVE-2020-15709
software-properties - security update
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.31%
Description
Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.
How to fix CVE-2020-15709
To remediate CVE-2020-15709, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —no fix listed
- —upgrade to 0.96.20.2-1+deb9u1 or later
Is CVE-2020-15709 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0
- from 0, < 0.96.20.2-1+deb9u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |