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CVE-2020-25031
CVE-2020-25031
PUBLISHED
checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger the creation of a mode 0777 executable file.
EPSS 0.04% · 13.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.04%
13.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | checkinstall | 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-3ubuntu1, 0, 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-4 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | checkinstall | 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-2ubuntu1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | checkinstall | 1.6.2-4ubuntu2, 0 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | checkinstall | 1.6.2+git20170426.d24a630-2ubuntu1, 0, * |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | checkinstall | 0, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | checkinstall | 0, 1.6.2-4ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | checkinstall | 1.6.2-4ubuntu1, 0 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/1861281 (nist-nvd)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2020-25031 (circl-sighting)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2020-25031 (circl-sighting)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2020-25031 (circl-sighting)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2020-25031 (circl-sighting)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2020-25031 (circl-sighting)
Timeline
- Aug 31, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-25031 third-party-advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/1861281 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-25031 third-party-advisory