VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-25031
checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger the creation of a mode 0777 executable file.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.54%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger the creation of a mode 0777 executable file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.54% probability · 44th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- canonical/checkinstall
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/1861281Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/1861281Exploit, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.