CyberRota Analysis
This is a low severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.8. It affects Ubuntu. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.
Public Exploit Signal
A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.
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CVE
CVE-2020-16127
Severity
LOW
CVSS
2.8
EPSS
0.41%
Ubuntu
Original NVD Description
An Ubuntu-specific modification to AccountsService in versions before 0.6.55-0ubuntu13.2, among other earlier versions, would perform unbounded read operations on user-controlled ~/.pam_environment files, allowing an infinite loop if /dev/zero is symlinked to this location.
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