Is CVE-2020-15167 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-15167 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-15167?

CVE-2020-15167 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.2 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-15167?

CVE-2020-15167 has an EPSS score of 0.43% (35th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-15167?

Upgrade miller on debian 11 to 5.9.1+dfsg-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-15167

HIGH

8.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

In Miller (command line utility) using the configuration file support introduced in version 5.9.0, it is possible for an attacker to cause Miller to run arbitrary code by placing a malicious `.mlrrc` file in the working directory. See linked GitHub Security Advisory for complete details. A fix is ready and will be released as Miller 5.9.1.

CWE-94Code Injection CWE-427

How to fix

Remediation Available

millerDebian

Fixed in:5.9.1+dfsg-1CVE-2020-15167

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.43%probability of exploitation in 30 days

35thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 35% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

github.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.