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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-18183
Pacman Arbitrary Command Injection Vulnerability
Description

pacman before 5.2 is vulnerable to arbitrary command injection in lib/libalpm/sync.c in the apply_deltas() function. This can be exploited when unsigned databases are used. To exploit the vulnerability, the user must enable the non-default delta feature and retrieve an attacker-controlled crafted database and delta file.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 24, 2020, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:06 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2019-18183 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-18183 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Pacman_project pacman

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Updated: 2 years, 3 months ago
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Born at : Oct. 2, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 8 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-18183 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-18183 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/
    Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-74 CWE-78
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/KIDJ4XKBZRRVRFFGKUA3ZU6NFIP5JUG3/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 09, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/2TTUXXUW5OCOASIRMJK4RHEPLEA33Y6C/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/K53C45EDWBU3UCN3IRIGR5EZUNWXS7BW/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/commit/?id=c0e9be7973be6c81b22fde91516fb8991e7bb07b No Types Assigned https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/commit/?id=c0e9be7973be6c81b22fde91516fb8991e7bb07b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/lib/libalpm/sync.c?h=v5.1.3#n767 No Types Assigned https://git.archlinux.org/pacman.git/tree/lib/libalpm/sync.c?h=v5.1.3#n767 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-secdb/blob/master/v3.11/community.yaml No Types Assigned https://github.com/alpinelinux/alpine-secdb/blob/master/v3.11/community.yaml Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-74
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:pacman_project:pacman:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.2
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-18183 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.60 }} -0.02%

score

0.87457

percentile

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