UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14868

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14868
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2019/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14868.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14868
Related
Published
2020-04-02T17:15:00Z
Modified
2025-01-13T10:21:58Z
Severity
  • 7.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

In ksh version 20120801, a flaw was found in the way it evaluates certain environment variables. An attacker could use this flaw to override or bypass environment restrictions to execute shell commands. Services and applications that allow remote unauthenticated attackers to provide one of those environment variables could allow them to exploit this issue remotely.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / ksh

Package

Name
ksh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ksh@93u+20120801-1ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
93u+20120801-1ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1

Affected versions

Other

93u+20120801-1

93u+20120801-1ubuntu0.*

93u+20120801-1ubuntu0.14.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "93u+20120801-1ubuntu0.14.04.1+esm1",
            "binary_name": "ksh"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ksh

Package

Name
ksh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ksh@93u+20120801-2ubuntu0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

93u+20120801-1
93u+20120801-2

93u+20120801-1.*

93u+20120801-1.1
93u+20120801-1.2

93u+20120801-2ubuntu0.*

93u+20120801-2ubuntu0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ksh

Package

Name
ksh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ksh@93u+20120801-3.1ubuntu1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

93u+20120801-3.*

93u+20120801-3.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "low"
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / ksh

Package

Name
ksh
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ksh@2020.0.0-5?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2020.0.0-5

Affected versions

93u+20120801-3.*

93u+20120801-3.1ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "low",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.0.0-5",
            "binary_name": "ksh"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2020.0.0-5",
            "binary_name": "ksh-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}