CVE-2020-16127
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2020-16127 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2020-11-11 04:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-11-24 19:50:00 UTC |
| Description | 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. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-835
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Freedesktop | Accountsservice | All | All | All | All |
| Application | Freedesktop | Accountsservice | All | All | All | All |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| GHSL-2020-187: Denial of Service (DoS) in Ubuntu accountsservice - CVE-2020-16126 - CVE-2020-16127 - GitHub Security Lab | CONFIRM | securitylab.github.com | Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
LEGACY: Kevin Backhouse
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.