CVE-2020-16128 (GCVE-0-2020-16128)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-12-09 03:35 – Updated: 2024-09-16 16:24
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Aptdaemon error messages disclosed file existence to unprivileged users via dbus properties
Summary
The aptdaemon DBus interface disclosed file existence disclosure by setting Terminal/DebconfSocket properties, aka GHSL-2020-192 and GHSL-2020-196. This affected versions prior to 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34.1, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5.
Severity
CWE
- CWE-209 - Information Exposure Through an Error Message
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-4664-1 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/aptdaem… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canonical | aptdaemon |
Affected:
1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14 , < 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5
(custom)
Affected: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19 , < 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5 (custom) Affected: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32 , < 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3 (custom) Affected: 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34 , < 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34.1 (custom) |
guessed |
Date Public
2020-12-08 00:00
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