CVE-2019-17080

high

Description

mintinstall (aka Software Manager) 7.9.9 for Linux Mint allows code execution if a REVIEWS_CACHE file is controlled by an attacker, because an unpickle occurs. This is resolved in 8.0.0 and backports.

References

https://github.com/linuxmint/mintinstall/blob/master/debian/changelog

https://github.com/Andhrimnirr/Mintinstall-object-injection

https://forums.linuxmint.com/viewtopic.php?f=143&t=302960

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/154722/mintinstall-7.9.9-Code-Execution.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2019-10-02

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.04772

Detections

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