CVE-2020-15709

CVE-2020-15709: add-apt-repository print ASNI terminal codes

Vendor Canonical

Product add-apt-repository

Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation

Published September 5, 2020

Last update September 17, 2024

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What the vulnerability does

01Description

Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 5, 2020 CVE published

September 17, 2024 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15709 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/20.html

Related vulnerabilities

Identifiers

CVE CVE-2020-15709

CWE CWE-20

Affected versions

Vendor Canonical

Product add-apt-repository

Affected ≥ 0.98.9.* and < 0.98.9.2

Vendor Canonical

Product add-apt-repository

Affected ≥ 0.96.24.32.* and < 0.96.24.32.14

Vendor Canonical

Product add-apt-repository

Affected ≥ 0.96.20.* and < 0.96.20.10

Vendor Canonical

Product add-apt-repository

Affected ≥ 0.92.37.* and < 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1

CVE-2020-15709: add-apt-repository print ASNI terminal codes

01Description

02Disclosure timeline

03References

04Related CVE