CVE-2020-8017
SUSE texlive-filesystem Link Following Race Condition Vulnerability
Description
A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.
INFO
Published Date :
April 2, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 5:38 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
1.0
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2020-8017
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.
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-2020-8017.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html | Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158910 | Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html | Broken Link Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158910 | Issue Tracking Vendor 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).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2020-8017 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2020-8017 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html Added Reference https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158910 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 21, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html Broken Link, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 13, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE SUSE CWE-363 Added CWE SUSE CWE-367 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 19, 2022
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Removed CWE NIST CWE-362 Added CWE NIST CWE-367 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 13, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 06, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158910 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1158910 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-362 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:texlive-filesystem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.135-9.5.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:texlive-filesystem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2013.74-16.5.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:texlive-filesystem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2013.74-16.5.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:sp5:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:texlive-filesystem:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:15:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:opensuse:texlive-filesystem:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1 OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1. A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1. Removed CVSS V3.1 SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 SUSE AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-8017 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-8017
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
0.05635
percentile