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CVE-2020-16127

An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, would perform unbounded read operations on user-controlled ~/.pam_environment files, allowing an infinite loop if /dev/zero is symlinked to this location.

Published

2020-11-11T04:15:12.177

Last Modified

2024-11-21T05:06:48.983

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 2.8 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-20
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-835
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application freedesktop accountsservice < 0.6.55 Yes
References