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ghsa-6g23-6jw5-9vrf

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-24 17:33

Modified

2022-05-24 17:33

Details

PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.

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cve-2020-16121

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2020-11-07 04:10

Modified

2024-09-17 04:04

Severity ?

3.3 (Low) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Summary

PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://www.eyecontrol.nl/blog/the-story-of-3-cves-in-ubuntu-desktop.html	x_refsource_MISC
	https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/packagekit/+bug/1888887	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

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PackageKit

Version: 1.1.13-2ubuntu   < 1.1.13-2ubuntu1.1
Version: 1.1.9-1ubuntu2   < 1.1.9-1ubuntu2.18.04.6
Version: 0.8.17-4ubuntu6   < 0.8.17-4ubuntu6~gcc5.4ubuntu1.5

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Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

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