CVE-2019-17080 Information

Description

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.html https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960 https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection https://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelog

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8