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CVE-2019-17080 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960 CVEExploitVendor Advisory
https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelog CVERelease NotesThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linuxmint mintinstall
7.9.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxmint:mintinstall:7.9.9:*:*:*:*:linux_mint:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-17080
NVD Published Date:
Oct 2, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-17080 Details - Not Deferred