VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2020-15709

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.33%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-09-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • security@ubuntu.com: CWE-20
  • nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-noinfo

Primary references