CVE-2020-16121CWE-209

PackageKit error messages leak presence and mimetype of files to unprivileged users

Low · published November 7, 2020

CVSS v3.1
3.3
EPSS
0%
Percentile
39.6
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

PackageKit provided detailed error messages to unprivileged callers that exposed information about file presence and mimetype of files that the user would be unable to determine on its own.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
3.3 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00468 · 39.6th percentile
Weakness
CWE-209 · Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
Published
2020-11-07T04:10Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 07 NOV 04:10Z
    PackageKit error messages leak presence and mimetype of files to unprivileged users
    cvelistv5