VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2019-7306
Byobu Apport hook may disclose sensitive information since it automatically uploads the local user's .screenrc which may contain private hostnames, usernames and passwords.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 1.66%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.66% probability · 75th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-552
- Affected
- byobu/byobu · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@ubuntu.com
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/byobu/+bug/1827202Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7306Third Party Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/byobu/+bug/1827202Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-7306Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.