usn-4457-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2020-08-12 13:56
Modified
2026-02-10 04:41
Summary
software-properties vulnerability
Details
Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that Software Properties incorrectly filtered certain escape sequences when displaying PPA descriptions. If a user were tricked into adding an arbitrary PPA, a remote attacker could possibly manipulate the screen.
References
| URL | Type | |
|---|---|---|
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"aliases": [],
"details": "Jason A. Donenfeld discovered that Software Properties incorrectly filtered\ncertain escape sequences when displaying PPA descriptions. If a user were\ntricked into adding an arbitrary PPA, a remote attacker could possibly\nmanipulate the screen.\n",
"id": "USN-4457-1",
"modified": "2026-02-10T04:41:54Z",
"published": "2020-08-12T13:56:37Z",
"references": [
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"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4457-1"
},
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"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-15709"
}
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"related": [],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"summary": "software-properties vulnerability",
"upstream": [
"UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15709"
]
}
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