Is CVE-2020-8017 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-8017 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-8017?

CVE-2020-8017 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.2 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-8017?

CVE-2020-8017 has an EPSS score of 0.20% (10th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8017?

Upgrade texlive-filesystem to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-8017

MEDIUM

6.2

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A Race Condition Enabling Link Following vulnerability in the cron job shipped with texlive-filesystem of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5; openSUSE Leap 15.1 allows local users in group mktex to delete arbitrary files on the system This issue affects: SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15-SP1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-9.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2013.74-16.5.1. openSUSE Leap 15.1 texlive-filesystem versions prior to 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1.

CWE-367TOCTOU Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

texlive-filesystemNVD

Affected:< 2017.135-lp151.8.3.1Fixed in:2017.135-lp151.8.3.1CVE-2020-8017derived from NVD

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 InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.20%probability of exploitation in 30 days

10thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 10% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

bugzilla.suse.com

Third-Party Advisory1

lists.opensuse.org

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CVE-2004-0594	Medium	5.1	55%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-50379	Critical	9.8	44%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-38146	High	8.8	39%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-0132	Critical	9.0	37%	-	Fix

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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.