CVE DATABASE / CVE-2020-15708
CVE-2020-15708
CVSS 9.3 · CRITICAL
Summary
Ubuntu's packaging of libvirt in 20.04 LTS created a control socket with world read and write permissions. An attacker could use this to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code.
CVSS 3.1 breakdown
| Base score | 9.3 (CRITICAL) |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| Attack vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | NONE |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | CHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity | HIGH |
| Availability | HIGH |
Weakness type (CWE)
Affected products
Canonical ubuntu linux
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References
Data: NIST NVD. NVD last modified 2024-11-21. Always verify against the vendor advisory before acting.