CVE-2019-17080

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 v3.1 NVD

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

CVSS v2.0 NVD

6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS

8.20% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 95th percentile

Published

2019-10-02

Updated

2024-08-05

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.html

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47457

Security advisories

• https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960
• Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection
• linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelog

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry