CVE-2020-16122 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-16122 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 07/11/2020 | CVE Updated: 16/09/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: canonical | Vendor: PackageKit | Product: packagekit
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-16122 Description

PackageKit\'s apt backend mistakenly treated all local debs as trusted. The apt security model is based on repository trust and not on the contents of individual files. On sites with configured PolicyKit rules this may allow users to install malicious packages.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 8.2 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

l➤ Exploitability Metrics:
    Attack Vector (AV)* LOCAL
    Attack Complexity (AC)* LOW
    Privileges Required (PR)* LOW
    User Interaction (UI)* REQUIRED
    Scope (S)* CHANGED

l➤ Impact Metrics:
    Confidentiality Impact (C)* HIGH
    Integrity Impact (I)* HIGH
    Availability Impact (A)* HIGH

Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

CWE-ID: CWE-269
CWE Name: CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
Source: PackageKit

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).