4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2020-26932
Debian Sympa permissions vulnerability
Description

debian/sympa.postinst for the Debian Sympa package before 6.2.40~dfsg-7 uses mode 4755 for sympa_newaliases-wrapper, whereas the intended permissions are mode 4750 (for access by the sympa group)

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 8, 2022, 1:54 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-26932 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 Debian debian_linux
1 Sympa sympa
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-2020-26932.

URL Resource
https://bugs.debian.org/971904 Vendor Advisory
https://salsa.debian.org/sympa-team/sympa/-/merge_requests/1 Mailing List Vendor Advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-26932 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 08, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818 No Types Assigned https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4818 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 26, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/971904 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/971904 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://salsa.debian.org/sympa-team/sympa/-/merge_requests/1 No Types Assigned https://salsa.debian.org/sympa-team/sympa/-/merge_requests/1 Mailing List, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:sympa:sympa:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 6.2.40 OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description debian/sympa.postinst for the Debian Sympa package before 6.2.40~dfsg-4 uses mode 4755 for sympa_newaliases-wrapper, whereas the intended permissions are mode 4750 (for access by the sympa group) debian/sympa.postinst for the Debian Sympa package before 6.2.40~dfsg-7 uses mode 4755 for sympa_newaliases-wrapper, whereas the intended permissions are mode 4750 (for access by the sympa group)
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

0.09 }} 0.03%

score

0.37207

percentile

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