CVE-2020-15709 (GCVE-0-2020-15709)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2020-09-05 03:30
Modified
2024-09-17 01:51
Severity ?
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Canonical add-apt-repository Version: 0.98.9.*   < 0.98.9.2
Version: 0.96.24.32.*   < 0.96.24.32.14
Version: 0.96.20.*   < 0.96.20.10
Version: 0.92.37.*   < 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1
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