What is CVE-2020-25031?

CVE-2020-25031 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Checkinstall, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2020-25031?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Canonical Checkinstall

CVE-2020-25031

checkinstall 1.6.2, when used to create a package that contains a symlink, may trigger the creation of a mode 0777 executable file.

EPSS: 0.005 (42.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Canonical Checkinstall — versions 1.6.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-25031?: CVE-2020-25031 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Checkinstall, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2020-25031?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.