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CVE-2016-1579

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.7 EPSS 0.77%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-04-22 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2016-1579
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.7
EPSS
0.77%
Ubuntu

Original NVD Description

UDM provides support for running commands after a download is completed, this is currently made use of for click package installation. This functionality was not restricted to unconfined applications. Before UDM version 1.2+16.04.20160408-0ubuntu1 any confined application could make use of the UDM C++ API to run arbitrary commands in an unconfined environment as the phablet user.