ubuntu-cve-2019-7306
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-04-17 02:15
Modified
2025-10-24 04:47
Summary
Details

Byobu Apport hook may disclose sensitive information since it automatically uploads the local user's .screenrc which may contain private hostnames, usernames and passwords. This issue affects: byobu

Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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  "affected": [
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          {
            "binary_name": "byobu",
            "binary_version": "5.77-0ubuntu1.2"
          }
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      },
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        "5.62-0ubuntu1",
        "5.63-0ubuntu1",
        "5.64-0ubuntu1",
        "5.65-0ubuntu1",
        "5.66-0ubuntu1",
        "5.67-0ubuntu1",
        "5.69-0ubuntu1",
        "5.70-0ubuntu1",
        "5.71-0ubuntu1",
        "5.72-0ubuntu1",
        "5.73-0ubuntu1",
        "5.74-0ubuntu1",
        "5.75-0ubuntu1",
        "5.76-0ubuntu1",
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        "5.77-0ubuntu1.2"
      ]
    },
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        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
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      },
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.97-0ubuntu1",
        "5.98-0ubuntu1",
        "5.99-0ubuntu1",
        "5.99-0ubuntu2",
        "5.100-0ubuntu1",
        "5.101-0ubuntu1",
        "5.102-0ubuntu1",
        "5.103-0ubuntu1",
        "5.104-0ubuntu1",
        "5.105-0ubuntu1",
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      ]
    },
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      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "byobu",
            "binary_version": "5.125-0ubuntu1"
          }
        ]
      },
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "byobu",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/byobu@5.125-0ubuntu1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
      },
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            {
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            }
          ],
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        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "5.123-0ubuntu1",
        "5.123-0ubuntu2",
        "5.124-0ubuntu1",
        "5.125-0ubuntu1"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "Byobu Apport hook may disclose sensitive information since it automatically uploads the local user\u0027s .screenrc which may contain private hostnames, usernames and passwords. This issue affects: byobu",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2019-7306",
  "modified": "2025-10-24T04:47:29Z",
  "published": "2020-04-17T02:15:00Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-7306"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5234-1"
    },
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      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7306"
    }
  ],
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  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2019-7306"
  ]
}



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