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CVE-2020-25031

Published: 31 August 2020

checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger the creation of a mode 0777 executable file.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
checkinstall
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
kinetic Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
hirsute Ignored
(end of life)
jammy Needs triage

xenial Needs triage

bionic Needs triage

focal Needs triage

groovy Ignored
(end of life)
impish Ignored
(end of life)
lunar Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
trusty Needs triage

upstream Needs triage

mantic Needs triage

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H