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CVE-2020-16127

accountsservice .pam_environment infinite loop

Published: Nov 11, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
2.8LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 65.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:RS:UC:NI:NA:L
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:LAvailability
Low
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Weaknesses

CWE-20CWE-835

Affected Products

Freedesktop
oss-projectaka freedesktop.org
accountsservice
OSS Libraries
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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS
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