CVE-2020-15709
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.12%software-properties - security update
Published: 9/5/2020Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-15709
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.
Affected packages (2)
- Debian/software-propertiesfrom 0
- Debian/software-propertiesfrom 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 |