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CVE-2016-1579

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CVE-2016-1579

Published: Apr 22, 2019

Modified: Sep 16, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.0

6.7

MEDIUM

Description

UDM provides support for running commands after a download is completed, this is currently made use of for click package installation. This functionality was not restricted to unconfined applications. Before UDM version 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1 any confined application could make use of the UDM C++ API to run arbitrary commands in an unconfined environment as the phablet user.

VendorProductVersions

Ubuntu

Ubuntu Download Manager

affected
unspecified - < 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1

CVSS v3.0 Details

CVSS v3.0 Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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