CVE-2020-13776
6.7
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.14%
Description
systemd through v245 mishandles numerical usernames such as ones composed of decimal digits or 0x followed by hex digits, as demonstrated by use of root privileges when privileges of the 0x0 user account were intended. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-1000082.
How to fix CVE-2020-13776
To remediate CVE-2020-13776, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/systemd—upgrade to 246-2 or later
Is CVE-2020-13776 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 246-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |