Is CVE-2020-16128 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-16128 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-16128?

CVE-2020-16128 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.8 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-16128?

CVE-2020-16128 has an EPSS score of 0.34% (25th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16128?

Upgrade aptdaemon on ubuntu 16.04 to 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-16128

LOW

3.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The aptdaemon DBus interface disclosed file existence disclosure by setting Terminal/DebconfSocket properties, aka GHSL-2020-192 and GHSL-2020-196. This affected versions prior to 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu34.1, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5, 1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5.

CWE-209

How to fix

Remediation Available

aptdaemonUbuntu

Fixed in:1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu14.5USN-4664-1

Fixed in:1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu19.5USN-4664-1

Fixed in:1.1.1+bzr982-0ubuntu32.3USN-4664-1

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 RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.34%probability of exploitation in 30 days

25thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 25% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

usn.ubuntu.com

Other references1

bugs.launchpad.net

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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.