VDB
CVE-2020-16127
CVE-2020-16127
PUBLISHED
CVSS 2.799999952316284 LOW
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.
EPSS 0.41% · 34.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
2.799999952316284
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS Score
0.41%
34.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | accountsservice | 0, 0.6.55-0ubuntu10, 0.6.55-0ubuntu12~20.04.1 |
Timeline
- Nov 3, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 7, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-16127 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4616-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-16127 third-party-advisory