Improper Input Validation Affecting software-properties package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Integrity High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (12th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN10-SOFTWAREPROPERTIES-597464
  • published 6 Aug 2020
  • disclosed 5 Sep 2020

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:10 software-properties.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream software-properties package and not the software-properties package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.