Vulnerability in Ltsp Ldm
CVE-2019-20373
LTSP LDM through 2.18.06 allows fat-client root access because the LDM_USERNAME variable may have an empty value if the user's shell lacks support for Bourne shell syntax. This is related to a run-x-session script.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (37.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Ltsp Ldm
- Debian Linux — versions 8.0, 9.0, 10.0
References
- git.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/+git/ldm/commit/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4601 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/01/msg00007.html (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-20373?
- CVE-2019-20373 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ltsp Ldm. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-01-09.
- How severe is CVE-2019-20373?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.