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CVE-2020-1726

MEDIUMEPSS 77th pctl
5.9
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A flaw was discovered in Podman where it incorrectly allows containers when created to overwrite existing files in volumes, even if they are mounted as read-only. When a user runs a malicious container or a container based on a malicious image with an attached volume that is used for the first time, it is possible to trigger the flaw and overwrite files in the volume.This issue was introduced in version 1.6.0.

How to fix

Remediation Available
libpodDebian
Fixed in:1.6.4+dfsg1-3CVE-2020-1726
Fixed in:1.6.4+dfsg1-3CVE-2020-1726

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CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days
77thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 77% of all known CVEs.

References

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