USN-4652-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4652-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4652-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-4652-1
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Published
2020-11-30T16:24:06.285893Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:35:17Z
Summary
sniffit vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that SniffIt incorrectly handled certain configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / sniffit

Package

Name
sniffit
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/sniffit@0.3.7.beta-19ubuntu0.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.3.7.beta-19ubuntu0.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.3.7.beta-19
0.3.7.beta-19build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.3.7.beta-19ubuntu0.1",
            "binary_name": "sniffit"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Database specific

cves_map

{
    "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
    "cves": [
        {
            "id": "CVE-2014-5439",
            "severity": [
                {
                    "type": "CVSS_V3",
                    "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                    "type": "Ubuntu",
                    "score": "medium"
                }
            ]
        }
    ]
}