CVE-2020-25031

high

Description

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

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2020-17727

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/checkinstall/+bug/1861281

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-08-31

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00565