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CVE-2019-17080

mintinstall 7.9.9 - Code Execution

Severity Score

7.8
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

4
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

mintinstall (también se conoce como Software Manager) versión 7.9.9 para Linux Mint, permite la ejecución de código si un atacante controla un archivo de REVIEWS_CACHE, ya que se produce un unpickle. Esto se resuelve en 8.0.0 y backports.

mintinstall version 7.9.9 suffers from an object injection vulnerability.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2019-10-02 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-10-02 CVE Published
  • 2019-10-03 First Exploit
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-23 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Linuxmint
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 Mintinstall
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 7.9.9
Search vendor "Linuxmint" for product "Mintinstall" and version "7.9.9"
linux_mint
Affected