CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2019-17080

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.

6.8 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

7.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelog Release Notes Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.html Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960 Exploit Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:linuxmint:mintinstall:7.9.9:*:*:*:*:linux_mint:*:*
Information

Published : 2019-10-02 01:15

Updated : 2019-10-08 06:23

NVD link : CVE-2019-17080

Mitre link : CVE-2019-17080

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data