CVE-2020-16126
Ubuntu AccountsService Signal Hijacking
Description
An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, improperly dropped the ruid, allowing untrusted users to send signals to AccountService, thus stopping it from handling D-Bus messages in a timely fashion.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 11, 2020, 4:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:06 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2020-16126 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-16126.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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A bash script exploit of [CVE-2020-16126/CVE-2020-16127] to achieve privilege escalation.Ubuntu 16.04-20.04 LTS本地提权漏洞利用脚本。要求拥有Gnome图形化环境。
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-16126 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-16126 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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 24, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Changed Reference Type https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS No Types Assigned https://securitylab.github.com/advisories/GHSL-2020-187-accountsservice-drop-privs-DOS Exploit, Third Party Advisory Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:freedesktop:accountsservice:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.6.55
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-16126 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-16126
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.10669
percentile