CVE-2020-15709 (GCVE-0-2020-15709)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-09-05 03:30 – Updated: 2024-09-17 01:51
VLAI
Title
add-apt-repository print ASNI terminal codes
Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Canonical add-apt-repository Affected: 0.98.9.* , < 0.98.9.2 (custom)
Affected: 0.96.24.32.* , < 0.96.24.32.14 (custom)
Affected: 0.96.20.* , < 0.96.20.10 (custom)
Affected: 0.92.37.* , < 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1 (custom)
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Date Public
2020-08-04 00:00
Credits
Jason A. Donenfeld
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