CVE-2020-15704CWE-200

pppd arbitrary file read information disclosure vulnerability

Medium · published August 31, 2020

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The modprobe child process in the ./debian/patches/load_ppp_generic_if_needed patch file incorrectly handled module loading. A local non-root attacker could exploit the MODPROBE_OPTIONS environment variable to read arbitrary root files. Fixed in 2.4.5-5ubuntu1.4, 2.4.5-5.1ubuntu2.3+esm2, 2.4.7-1+2ubuntu1.16.04.3, 2.4.7-2+2ubuntu1.3, 2.4.7-2+4.1ubuntu5.1, 2.4.7-2+4.1ubuntu6. Was ZDI-CAN-11504.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00364 · 29.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Published
2020-08-31T23:15Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 31 AUG 23:15Z
    pppd arbitrary file read information disclosure vulnerability
    cvelistv5