CVE-2019-17080

moderate-risk
Published 2019-10-02

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

Do I need to act?

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10.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 89% of all CVEs
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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1 public exploit available
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 7.8/10 High
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Linuxmint

References (8)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.htm...
Exploit https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960
Exploit https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection
Release Notes https://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelog
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.htm...
Exploit https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960
Exploit https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection
Release Notes https://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelog
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moderate-risk
Severity 24/34 · High
Exploitability 11/34 · Low
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal