Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2339-1 software-properties security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-7695 Versions of add-apt-repository before 0.98.9.2, 0.96.24.32.14, 0.96.20.10, and 0.92.37.8ubuntu0.1~esm1, printed a PPA (personal package archive) description to the terminal as-is, which allowed PPA owners to provide ANSI terminal escapes to modify terminal contents in unexpected ways.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4457-1 Software Properties vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4457-2 Software Properties vulnerability
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T01:51:18.150Z

Reserved: 2020-07-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-15709

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-09-05T04:15:13.743

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:06:04.363

Link: CVE-2020-15709

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